Smith v. State

KING, C. J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. Allen Smith pled guilty to murder. The Yazoo County Circuit Court sentenced Smith to serve a term of life imprisonment in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC). Smith later filed a motion for post-conviction relief, which the trial court dismissed. Smith timely filed this appeal, raising the following three issues:

I. Whether he received ineffective assistance of counsel;

II. Whether he made an intelligent and voluntary guilty plea; and

III. Whether the trial court erred by denying his request for a copy of his guilty plea transcript.

We…