Davidson v. State

¶ 1. This is an appeal brought by Johnnie Davidson from the judgment of the Chickasaw County Circuit Court denying any relief on Davidson's post-conviction relief motion. Davidson had previously pled guilty to four counts of uttering a forgery and two counts of grand larceny. In his post-conviction relief motion, Davidson alleged that he had received ineffective assistance of counsel and that he was denied his statutory right to be tried within 270 days of arraignment.

I. Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

¶ 2. One day prior to the scheduled trial date, Davidson's court-appointed counsel asked…