Casey Carter v. State of Mississippi

JAMES, J.,

FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. This appeal arises from the Madison County Circuit Court’s dismissal of Casey Carter’s petition for postconviction relief (PCR), challenging his 2006 conviction for forcible rape. Finding no error, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶2. A grand jury indicted Carter for forcible rape as a habitual offender on March 17, 2003. Carter, represented by counsel, entered a guilty plea in the circuit court on February 2, 2006. On February 7, 2006, the circuit court sentenced Carter to a term of forty-nine years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections.