Keif Lamont Jones v. State of Mississippi

LEE, C.J.,

FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. In this appeal, we must decide whether the Circuit Court of Winston County erred in dismissing Keif Jones’s motion for postconviction relief (PCR) and whether Jones was denied the right to a meaningful appeal. Finding no error, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. In March 2011, Jones was indicted for unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon under Mississippi Code Annotated section 97-37-5(1) (Rev. 2014). The indictment also provided that Jones was a habitual offender under Mississippi Code Annotated section 99-19-81 (Rev. 2015) an d/or…