Pegues v. State

MAXWELL, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Charles “Ducky” Pegues challenges his conviction for possession of cocaine. On the first day of trial, Pegues pled guilty to the crime. But five years later, he filed a motion for post-conviction relief (PCR) because his indictment failed to charge it was being brought in Lafayette County. The circuit court denied Pegues’s PCR motion without an evidentiary hearing.

¶ 2. On appeal, Pegues argues he is entitled to collateral relief for three reasons— (1) his indictment was fatally defective; (2) his attorney’s performance was deficient; and (3) his guilty plea was…