Britton v. State

MAXWELL, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Meika DeSean Britton appeals the dismissal of his motion for post-conviction relief, in which he sought to set aside his Alford plea to one count of child solicitation.1 Because we find that a sufficient factual basis supports his voluntary plea and that his attorney was not ineffective in representing him, we affirm.

Background

¶ 2. A DeSoto County grand jury charged Britton in July 2009 with one count of child exploitation. The indictment alleged that Britton had solicited a thirteen-year-old boy to depict sexual acts for the viewing of another person over a…