Nathaniel Walden v. State of Mississippi

LEE, C.J., FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. Following an evidentiary hearing on Nathaniel Walden's motion for postconviction relief (PCR) in which he asserted ineffective assistance of counsel, the Holmes County Circuit Court denied Walden's motion on the merits. Walden now appeals. Finding no error, we affirm.

¶ 2. The present appeal comes before this Court following an evidentiary hearing in the circuit court on Walden's ineffective-assistance claim. This hearing took place following the supreme court's decision in Walden v. State , 201 So.3d 1042 (Miss. 2016), reversing the circuit court's decision to…