Demarcus Ventrell Timmons v. State of Mississippi
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
1Opinion of the Court
MAXWELL, J.,
for the Court:
¶ 1. Demarcus Timmons appeals the summary dismissal of his postconviction-relief (PCR) motion. While he argues his guilty pleas to armed robbery, kidnapping, and conspiracy to commit armed robbery were involuntary, the record contradicts this. Instead, it shows the judge thoroughly advised Timmons of his constitutional rights, which Timmons waived. And Timmons was clearly informed of the nature of the charges and consequences of his pleading guilty.
¶2. We also reject his attack on the factual basis’s adequacy. Not only did the judge recite the charging language of…
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