Curtis Davis, Jr. v. State of Mississippi

ROBERTS, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Curtis Davis Jr. appeals the denial of his second post-conviction-relief (PCR) motion, seeking relief based on newly discovered DNA evidence. We agree with the trial court’s finding that Davis’s motion is barred as a successive writ and affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶'2. Davis was indicted for the capital murder of his father-in-law, William McCuiston, and for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. On August 31, 2010, Davis pled guilty to manslaughter and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He was sentenced to twenty years and ten years,…