Legal Opinion

Bell v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided August 7, 2012No. 2011-CP-00501-COAPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GRIFFIS, P.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. James Felton Bell appeals the Grenada County Circuit Court’s denial of his *299motion for post-conviction relief. Bell claims: (1) he was entitled to an evidentia-ry hearing to prove that his attorney advised him that, if he forfeited $40,000 and pleaded guilty to the sale of cocaine, he would not be sentenced to the maximum number of years for the crime; (2) his sentence is disproportionate to the crime; and (3) the circuit judge erred in finding that his motion was frivolous. We find no error and affirm.

FACTS

¶ 2. Bell was indicted for the sale of cocaine within…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Solem v. HelmSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Brown v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
  3. Hoops v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1996
  4. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2002
  5. Wallace v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1992

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Mark Dwayne Sumrell v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2015
  2. LaMarcus Ramsey a/k/a Boobee v. State of Mississippi;Court of Appeals of Mississippi · 2020
  3. Magee v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2014

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