William Smothers v. State of Mississippi

GRIFFIS, P.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. In October of 2009, William Smothers pleaded guilty to the statutory rape of A.R. 1 In September of 2014, he filed a petition for postconviction collateral relief (PCCR) with the Madison County Circuit Court. This petition was denied as time-barred. Smothers argues: (1) that the indictment was defective and (2) that he had ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm.

FACTS

¶ 2. In July of 2007, Smothers had sexual intercourse with his niece, A.R. Smothers was charged with “willfully, unlawfully and feloniously hav[ing] sexual intercourse with A.R., a female…