Hampton v. State

McMILLIN, C.J., for the court.

¶ 1. Tony Hampton has appealed from the judgment of the Circuit Court of Lowndes County denying relief on a motion filed in September 2002. The motion sought relief from a guilty plea Hampton entered to a felony indictment in that court in November 2000. The circuit court treated the pleading as an action brought *828pursuant to Mississippi’s post-conviction relief statutes and denied relief without a hearing. Hampton has appealed that determination.

¶ 2. Though Hampton’s pleadings do not conform to the statutory requirements for a motion for post-conviction relief,…