Legal Opinion

Caviness v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided September 16, 2008No. 2007-CP-01553-COAPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KING, C.J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. Carl James Caviness appeals the Harrison County Circuit Court’s denial of his motion for post-conviction relief. Finding no error, we affirm.

FACTS

¶ 2. Caviness was indicted in three separate indictments. Together, the indictments charged him with two counts of robbery and two counts of armed robbery. On February 15, 1999, Caviness pleaded guilty to the two counts of robbery, a count of robbery reduced from armed robbery, and a count of armed robbery.

¶ 3. The circuit court accepted Caviness’s guilty plea and sentenced him to ten years in the custody of the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Ivy v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
  2. Miller v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2004
  3. Watts v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2003

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Caviness v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2008
  2. Caviness v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2011
  3. Rowland v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2009
  4. Rowland v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2009

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