Kirksey v. State

728 So.2d 565 (1999)

Larry KIRKSEY

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 97-CP-01264-SCT

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

January 14, 1999.

Larry Kirksey, pro se.

Office of the Attorney General by Charles W. Maris, Jr., Attorney for Appellee.

Before SULLIVAN, P.J., and BANKS and JAMES L. ROBERTS, Jr., JJ.

BANKS, Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. Kirksey claims that his guilty plea was not voluntarily entered, that the sentence imposed was excessive, and that his attorney rendered ineffective assistance of counsel. We conclude otherwise and affirm the judgment of the circuit court.

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¶ 2. Larry Kirksey ("Kirksey") was…