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Burrough v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided April 2, 2009No. 2008-CP-00034-SCTPublishedCited by 112 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PIERCE, Justice,

for the Court.

¶ 1. Following his guilty plea in the Circuit Court of Carroll County, Christopher Jason Burrough filed a motion for post-conviction collateral relief (PCR) seeking to set aside his conviction and sentence. The trial court found this motion to be without merit, and Burrough now appeals to this Court. Finding no error, this Court affirms the trial court.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. Christopher Jason Burrough was indicted by the Carroll County Grand Jury for burglary of a dwelling house in violation of Mississippi Code Annotated Section 97-17-23. Burrough…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. United States v. BroceSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. Reynolds v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
  5. Trotter v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1989

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3Cited by112 opinions

  1. Hill v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2011
  2. Wilkerson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2011
  3. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2013
  4. Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2014
  5. Sylvester v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2013

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