Pickle v. State

ISHEE, J„

for the Court:

¶ 1. C.D. Pickle Jr. was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC). Pickle filed a motion for post-conviction relief (PCR), which the Leflore County Circuit Court dismissed. Pickle now appeals to this Court and contends that the circuit court erroneously dismissed his PCR motion as procedurally barred and frivolous. Finding no error, we affirm.

FACTS

¶ 2. In 1975, Pickle, then sixteen years old, was indicted by a Holmes County grand jury for the capital murder of Mary Elizabeth Harthcock. The…