Carter v. State

CARLTON, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. David Carter appeals the Copiah County Circuit Court’s dismissal of his motion for post-conviction relief (PCR). Carter filed his PCR motion only three months after entering a plea of guilty to murder. Finding no error, we affirm the trial court’s dismissal of Carter’s PCR motion.

FACTS

¶2. On September 28, 2011, a Copiah County grand jury indicted Carter for capital murder under Mississippi Code Annotated section 97-3-19(2)(e) (Rev.2006). On November 9, 2011, Carter entered a voluntary guilty plea to the lesser charge of murder under section 97-3-19. The trial…