Legal Opinion

Whitfield v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided June 26, 2012No. 2011-CP-00395-COAPublishedCited by 2 opinions

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,…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Brown v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
  3. McQuarter v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1990
  4. Vielee v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1995
  5. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2004

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Roy Dale Wallace v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2015
  2. Reynolds v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2014

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