Barksdale v. State

CARLTON, J., for the Court:

¶ 1. Alvin Barksdale appeals the Marshall County Circuit Court’s dismissal of his motion for post-conviction relief (PCR). Finding no error, we affirm.

FACTS

¶ 2. Barksdale was indicted in 2009 for the sexual battery of S.R.,1 an eleven-year-old child. On August 26, 2010, Barksdale pleaded guilty, and pursuant to the plea agreement, was sentenced to serve fifteen years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC), with fifteen years suspended, and five years of supervised probation.

¶ 3. The record contains Barksdale’s guilty-plea petition, which…