Legal Opinion

Phillip Fredenburg v. State of Mississippi

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided October 25, 2016No. 2015-CP-01072-COAPublished

1Opinion of the Court

CARLTON, J.,

FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. On August 11, 2008, Phillip Freden-burg pleaded guilty to armed robbery. The trial court sentenced him to serve twenty years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC), with five years suspended. On June 11, 2015, Fredenburg filed a motion for postconviction relief (PCR), claiming: (1) his plea was involuntarily and unknowingly entered; (2) ineffective assistance of counsel; and (3) a Brady 1 violation. The trial court summarily denied Fredenburg’s motion. Freden-burg now appeals. Finding no error, we affirm.

FACTS

¶ 2. On October 3, 2007,…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. United States v. RuizSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  4. Hannah v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2006
  5. Matthew v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000

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