Eric Pierce v. State of Mississippi

BARNES, J.,

FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. Eric Pierce, appearing pro se, appeals the judgment of the Circuit Court of Attala County denying his motion for post-conviction relief (PCR) as a successive writ and time-barred. Finding no error, we affirm.

STATEMENT OF FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶2. On February 3, 2009, Pierce was indicted for armed robbery. He pleaded guilty a few weeks later. The robbery occurred in November 2008 when Pierce was eighteen years old. The victim, Melton King, was the owner of a Sonic restaurant. He was walking across a grocery-store parking lot with a bank bag containing $1,265…