Monroe v. State

KING, P.J.,

for the court.

¶ 1. Jerry Monroe was convicted of murder for which he was sentenced to life imprisonment in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. He filed a petition for post-conviction relief, which was denied by the trial court. Monroe later filed a motion for an out-of-time ap*85peal, which was denied. Aggrieved by this denial of relief, Monroe has appealed and assigned the following errors:

I. Whether he received ineffective assistance of counsel.

II. Whether the trial court erred in accepting an involuntary plea of guilty.

FACTS

¶ 2. On June 16, 1995, Monroe was…