Jordan v. State

KING, C.J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. On May 3, 2007, Rodger Dale Jordan filed a petition in the Circuit Court of Pontotoc County for post-conviction relief to set aside his conviction and sentence for statutory rape. On March 31, 2008, the trial court conducted an evidentiary hearing on Jordan’s petition. As a result of the hearing, the trial court denied Jordan’s petition for post-conviction relief. Aggrieved, Jordan appeals and argues the following issues: (1) he received ineffective assistance of counsel; (2) his guilty plea was entered involuntarily; (3) the trial court erred in ruling that…