Associated Press
JACKSON, Miss. — The Mississippi Supreme Court has denied a man’s efforts to gain documents related to his sexual battery conviction.
Timothy Pryer argues in court briefs that he was making a Public Records Act request to the Itawamba County Circuit Clerk’s office. He said the clerk turned the request over to the Circuit Court, which treated it as a petition for post-conviction relief and denied it.
The state Court of Appeals ruled against Pryer in January, saying there was no evidence that the documents he wanted exist. It also said Pryer was on a “fishing expedition” for grounds on which to attack his 2005 conviction and 20-year sentence for sexual battery.
The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling Thursday, agreed with the appeals court.