Legal Opinion

Dillon Williams v. State of Mississippi

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided March 22, 2016No. 2014-CA-01170-COAPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILSON, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. The circuit court denied Dillon Williams’s third motion for post-conviction relief (PCR) as procedurally barred pursuant to Mississippi Code Annotated sections 99-39-21(1) and 99-39-23(6) (Rev.2015).' Williams argues that his claim is excepted from the procedural bars of the Uniform Post-Conviction Collateral Relief Act because his sentence is “illegal.” See Rowland v. State, 42 So.3d 503, 507-08 (¶¶ 12-15) (Miss.2010). We conclude that Williams’s sentence is legal. Therefore, his claim is procedurally barred, and we affirm the circuit court’s denial of his PCR…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Rowland v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2010
  2. Grayer v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2013
  3. Eric James Foster v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2014
  4. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2013

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Dillon Williams v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2017
  2. Dillon Dewayne Williams a/k/a Dillon Williams v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2025
  3. Dillon Williams v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2017

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