Pollard v. State

CARLTON, J., for the Court.

¶ 1. On July 13, 2007, Myron Pollard pled guilty to one count of possession of cocaine and one count of possession of marijuana and was sentenced to fifteen years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC). On September 6, 2007, Pollard filed a motion to set aside his guilty plea and demanded a new trial. The circuit court dismissed Pollard’s motion for lack of jurisdiction. Pollard appeals.

FACTS

¶ 2. A Coahoma County grand jury indicted Pollard for possession of cocaine pursuant to Mississippi Code Annotated section 41-29-115 (Supp.2008) and…