Whether a defendant can be convicted of statutory rape when he claims to have been misled about the victim's age and believed the minor was over the age of consent

No question identified. : ty a herm of No years in the. M1551 55.ppi Departmart of Corrections (mbdac) ; where I remain. Fimely appealed ty the M 1560551 pp Supreme. Court, ¢ arming that + (1) +he vecdiet Wes contrary 4 the weight of the evidence (2) prosecutor ra| misconduct, anal (3) va rious other claims of consti tuti onal violati ons. This con vichon wos alk rmed by the Court of Appeals on July 31,2025 (rehearing dead). I now er to this Couct for an enlarg ament of tine to apply for a writ of cectierari ts review the conviction and the denial of appeal TZ. REASONS MORE TIME IS NEEDED Shortly after the conniction was afFicmed i lscated an attorney who had agreed to File forthis Writ of Cectiorary ; and I authorized him + do $0. However : ih the early part of October” of this year, he retired instead , leaving moon my oun forced to continue pm se, | L have located a prison “yint writer who has agreed to review the case andto File for this writ without charging me, but it will now take several weeks 4 locate all records and to prepare. CONCLUSION Wherefore , in ight of the fore going good couse Show n, Petitronec pro se Jonathan D, Harrelson respectfully ren sh Por this Court to grant an additional 4o days Within which to Pile for Writ oF Cectiorany yant| Tanuaty 2%,2026, Res pect Tully Submitted Pothonecs Ss Address: Sicthan D. Harrelson MO45¢ EMC Pio. Box $4550 Pearl M$ 34920%2550 Pare. cover 24,307 CERTIFICATE oF SERVICE This is to certify that L have this date caused to be mailed or otherwise sent a true and Correct copy of the above ana fare going to! Lyon Fitch, Miss, Ary. Gen Clerk, Supreme Ct. of United Stakes Pio , Rox 220 Washing ton ye 2.0543 Tackson Miss, 34205 So techhied, this the 2.68 day of Ochber, 2025 \ Petitisher?. DECLARATION OF INMATE FILING IT am an inmate confined in an institution. Today October 26, 2025) Tam depos hog my Motion to Extend the Time Within Which to File. Petition Foe Writ of Certiorar) in the institution's ternal mail system for mai ling Picst-class postage pepaid. I declare under penal ty oF pecucy that the fore going is true and C roreect, to the best oP m knowledge, information and belief, (see 28. US.6 HITE 19 WSC, 1601), IN THE SUPREME COURT OF MISSISSIPPI NO. 2024-KA-00600-SCT JONATHAN HARRELSON v. STATE OF MISSISSIPPI DATE OF JUDGMENT: 04/02/2024 TRIAL JUDGE: HON. DAL WILLIAMSON TRIAL COURT ATTORNEYS: KRISTEN E. MARTIN COURT FROM WHICH APPEALED: KATHERINE BISNETTE SUMRALL AUDRY REGNAL BLACKLEDGE THOMAS LEWIS TULLOS, II BRAD RODRICK THOMPSON JONES COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT: OFFICE OF STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER BY: GEORGE T. HOLMES ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE: OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL BY: ASHLEY L. SULSER KATY T. SARVER DISTRICT ATTORNEY: ANTHONY J. BUCKLEY NATURE OF THE CASE: CRIMINAL FELONY DISPOSITION: AFFIRMED 07/31/2025 MOTION FOR REHEARING FILED: BEFORE COLEMAN, P.J., CHAMBERLIN AND BRANNING, JJ. CHAMBERLIN, JUSTICE, FOR THE COURT: 41. Jonathan Harrelson was convicted of statutory rape and sentenced to forty years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. He now brings this appeal, arguing that prosecutorial misconduct deprived him of a fair trial and that the verdict was against the weight of the evidence. We affirm Harrelson’s conviction and sentence. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY 42. Onthe evening of September 9, 2022, Kendall messaged her friend Valerie and asked if she would pick her up in front of the Antioch Baptist Church.' Kendall had just turned thirteen about a month before. She did not have permission from her father to leave the house and meet up with friends, so she snuck out through the window in her bedroom and walked the short distance to the Antioch Baptist Church. Shortly after Kendall arrived at the church, Valerie arrived in a car driven by Harrelson. Two other minors, Benjamin and Brandon,” were in the car as well. Prior to picking Kendall up, Valerie had been at the home of Shawn James and Keri Smith. Benjamin was Sh