Johnny Lewis Washington v. State of Mississippi

CARLTON, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Johnny Lewis Washington appeals the judgment of the Lowndes County Circuit Court, which denied his second motion for post-conviction relief (PCR) on December 6, 2013. On appeal, Washington argues that the circuit court erred by accepting his guilty plea to the charge of the armed robbery of Roy Thompson because it allegedly violated Washington’s double-jeopardy rights. He claims that his prior conviction for the capital murder of J.K. Woods prohibited his later indictment and conviction of the armed robbery of Thompson. 1 In affirming the trial court’s dismissal…