Jones v. State

¶ 1. This case comes to this Court on appeal of Carl Lee Jones from the denial of his motion for post-conviction relief in the Hinds County Circuit Court. Jones raises issues of speedy trial, challenges his guilty plea to alleged mental distress and also questions his being sentenced as an habitual offender. We find no merit to these issues and affirm the trial court.

FACTS

¶ 2. Carl Lee Jones was indicted in the Circuit Court of Hinds County, Mississippi for the crime of burglary of an inhabited dwelling. Jones pled guilty and was sentenced under Miss. Code Ann. § 99-19-81 (1994) for having…