Legal Opinion

Bester v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided September 11, 2007No. 2006-CP-01345-COAPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ISHEE, J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. Charles Bester pleaded guilty to the charges of rape and robbery on August 31, 1992, in Jones County Circuit Court. He was sentenced to a term of life imprisonment on the charge of rape and a term of seven years on the charge of robbery, to run concurrently with the life sentence, in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. On June 27, 2006, the trial court dismissed Bester’s motion to vacate, set aside, or correct sentence, finding his post-conviction relief motion was time-barred. Bester, pro se and in forma pau-peris, appeals the trial court’s…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2002
  2. Young v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
  3. Kirksey v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
  4. Pace v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2000
  5. Gaston v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2006

2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Bester v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2014
  2. Charles Bester v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2019

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API