Smith v. State

LEE, C.J.,

for the Court:

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 1. In May 2000, James Estus Smith pleaded guilty to murder, for which he was sentenced to life imprisonment, and robbery, for which he was sentenced to fifteen years. Both sentences were ordered to be served in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, with the robbery sentence to run consecutive to the murder sentence.

¶ 2. Smith timely filed his first motion for post-conviction relief (PCR), which the trial court dismissed. Smith appealed to this Court, asserting the following issues: (1) his guilty plea was involuntary;…