Belk v. State

KING, C.J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. Kentrial Belk pled guilty to one count of the sale of cocaine. The Clay County Circuit Court sentenced Belk to serve ten years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC). Belk later filed a petition for post-conviction relief, which the trial court dismissed. Belk now appeals this dismissal, raising five issues on appeal:

1. Whether Belk was tried for a felony without being properly indicted;

2. Whether the indictment was fatally flawed;

3. Whether the trial court erred by allowing the State to proceed under the amended indictment;

4. Whether…