Boyd v. State

¶ 1. On October 9, 2001, Antonio Boyd pled guilty to murder and armed robbery. The Newton County Circuit Court accepted Boyd's plea and sentenced Boyd to a life sentence and a consecutive thirty year sentence in the Mississippi Department of Corrections. On October 10, 2004, Boyd filed his pro se motion for post-conviction relief. The circuit court denied Boyd's motion for post-conviction relief and dismissed Boyd's motion without conducting an evidentiary hearing. Aggrieved, Boyd appeals and advances the following four contentions, altered for clarity:

I. WHETHER [BOYD] WAS ENTITLED TO AN…