Smith v. State

910 So.2d 635 (2005)

James SMITH a/k/a James Estus Smith, Appellant

v.

STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

No. 2003-CP-02319-COA.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

March 1, 2005.

James Smith, appellant, pro se.

Office of the Attorney General, by: John R. Henry, attorney for appellee.

Before KING, C.J., CHANDLER and ISHEE, JJ.

KING, C.J., for the Court.

¶ 1. James Smith filed a pro se petition for post-conviction collateral relief on May 15, 2003. On September 18, 2003, that petition was dismissed by the trial court. Aggrieved by that denial, Smith has appealed and raises the following issues:

I. Whether his…