Moreno v. State

KING, C.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Arturo Moreno was indicted by Lamar County Circuit Court for one count of DUI manslaughter and two counts of DUI mayhem. Moreno pled guilty to all charges. Subsequently, Moreno filed two motions for post-conviction relief; both were denied. After Moreno’s trial counsel was reprimanded by the Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance, Moreno petitioned the Mississippi Supreme Court for leave to proceed in the trial court on a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel. The supreme court granted the motion and ordered an evidentiary hearing. At the conclusion…