Whitfield v. State
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
1Opinion of the Court
GRIFFIS, P.J.,
for the Court:
¶ 1. Shaun Whitfield appeals the circuit court’s dismissal of his motion for post-conviction collateral relief, claiming that his indictment was improperly amended to charge him as a habitual offender and that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. We find no error and affirm.
FACTS
¶ 2. Whitfield was indicted on Count I, conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine under Mississippi Code Annotated section 97-l-l(l)(a) (Supp.2011), and Count II, possession of precursors under Mississippi Code Annotated section 41-29-313 (Supp.2011). On the day before trial,…
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