Bell v. State

ISHEE, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Sylvester Bell pleaded guilty to statutory rape and was sentenced to serve thirty years in the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) as a habitual offender, without eligibility for parole or probation. On October 19, 2009, Bell filed a motion for post-conviction relief (PCR) in the Tunica County Circuit Court. The circuit court denied Bell’s PCR motion. On appeal, Bell abandons the issues raised in his PCR motion, and, instead, he argues the circuit court erred by failing to include the transcript from his guilty plea and sentencing hearing in response to…