Patton v. State

IRVING, P.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. On June 9, 2009, Hubert Patton Jr. pleaded guilty to rape. Following his plea, the Madison • County Circuit Court sentenced Patton to twenty years’ imprisonment in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, with eight years to serve, twelve years suspended, and five years of supervised probation. On September 16, 2010, Patton filed a motion for post-conviction relief (PCR), which the circuit court denied. Feeling aggrieved, Patton appeals and argues that the circuit court erred in not conducting a competency hearing prior to accepting his guilty…