Hughes v. State

MAXWELL, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Robert E. Hughes appeals the May 2011 dismissal of two motions for post-conviction relief (PCR). Hughes had previously been denied post-conviction relief in March 2009. Thus, both motions are procedurally barred as successive. Because we find no applicable exception to this procedural bar, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. On April 20, 2004, Hughes allegedly robbed Ladarreo Wells at gunpoint, taking his 1991 Chevrolet Caprice. Though Hughes was caught and arrested for armed carjacking, a Hinds County grand jury returned an indictment charging him with…