Belmer v. State

GRIFFIS, P. J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Cornelius Belmer appeals the Leake County Circuit Court’s dismissal of his motion for post-conviction collateral relief (PCR) as a successive writ. We affirm.

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¶ 2. On January 11, 1996, Belmer pleaded guilty in the Leake County Circuit Court to the charges of armed robbery and kidnapping. That same day, Cleon Graves, Belmer’s co-indictee, pleaded guilty alongside Belmer, to armed robbery, kidnapping, and to second-degree arson.1 Both Belmer and Graves were represented by attorney Chris Collins.

¶ 3. In 2003, Belmer and Graves filed a motion to…