McCoy v. State
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
1Opinion of the Court
MAXWELL, J.,
for the Court:
¶ 1. Bruce Calvin McCoy appeals the dismissal of his three most recent motions for post-conviction relief (PCR). These motions challenge his convictions of two counts of burglary of a dwelling and one count of burglary of a building.1 The trial judge dismissed each of these three motions — which were filed more than six years after his guilty pleas and subsequently to another PCR motion — as untimely and successive. McCoy admits his motions are procedurally barred. But he insists several exceptions to the bars exist: (1) newly discovered evidence of the sentencing…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Rowland v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2010
- Vielee v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1995
- Young v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
- Wilson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
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3Cited by9 opinions
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