Abel J. Dedeaux v. State of Mississippi

IRVING, P.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Abel Dedeaux appeals the judgment of the Circuit Court of Harrison County denying his motion for post-conviction relief (PCR). He raises six issues, which are overlapping and interrelated. Therefore, we condense and summarize his issues as follows: (1) whether the circuit court abused its discretion in denying his motion to withdraw his guilty plea, (2) whether he received ineffective assistance of counsel, and (3) whether the State presented sufficient evidence to support his conviction and the finding of habitual-offender status.

¶ 2. Finding no error, we…