Legal Opinion

Adams v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided July 16, 2013No. 2012-CP-00992-COAPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MAXWELL, J., for the Court:

¶ 1. Shawn Adams appeals the dismissal of his motion for post-conviction relief (PCR). After review, we find it was plain from the motion, the exhibits, and the transcript of the plea hearing resulting in his armed-robbery conviction that Adams was not entitled to any relief.1 The transcript of the plea hearing clearly shows Adams’s guilty plea was voluntary and supported by a factual basis. And Adams offered no evidence contradicting that transcript or supporting his other PCR claims. Because we find no abuse of discretion in the circuit judge’s dismissal of the…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  3. Missouri v. FryeSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
  4. United States v. BroceSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. Bradshaw v. StumpfSupreme Court of the United States · 2005

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Freddrick Stamps v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2014
  2. Holder v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2013
  3. Johnny Holton v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2016
  4. Rickey Gavin v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2015

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