Minshew v. State

JAMES, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Jimmie D. Minshew pled guilty in the Leake County Circuit Court to statutory rape. Minshew filed a petition for post-conviction relief (PCR) claiming that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. The trial court summarily denied the petition. Minshew now appeals. Finding no error, we affirm.

FACTS

¶2. On February 28, 2007, a Leake County grand jury indicted Minshew on one count of statutory rape in violation of Mississippi Code Annotated section 97-3-65(l)(b) (Supp.2013). On May 14, 2007, Minshew entered a voluntary plea of guilty and was sentenced to twenty…