Morris v. State

LEE, C.J.,

for the Court:

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 1. On October 28, 1982, James A. Morris pleaded guilty to the aggravated assault of Emmit Reed, another inmate in custody, by stabbing him with a homemade knife. The Sunflower County Circuit Court found that Morris understood the rights he was waiving by pleading guilty and that the plea was not a result of *80promise or coercion. The trial court also advised Morris. that the maximum sentence for aggravated assault was twenty-years; however, the trial court followed the recommendation of the State and sentenced Morris to three years in the…