Eric Pelletier v. State of Mississippi

¶35. With respect to the majority, I must dissent l-egarding the affirmance of Pelletier’s conviction of felon in possession of a weapon. The majority references Pel-letier’s contention “that Cole’s exclusion was not an appropriate sanction because his discovery violation was the result of Powers’s ‘abject failure to adequately represent’ him.” To be clear, I make no determination as to Powers’s efficacy as Pelletier’s lawyer. As stated previously, matters of ineffective assistance of counsel are best reviewed in a PCR proceeding. Aguilar v. State, 847 So.2d 871, 878 (¶ 17) (Miss.Ct.App.2002)…