Turner v. State

BARNES, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Sam Turner filed a motion for post-conviction relief (PCR) in Lowndes County Circuit Court. Finding that Turner’s claims were excepted from certain procedural bars, the circuit court addressed the merits, but denied Turner’s motion. On appeal, we affirm the circuit court’s judgment.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. In April 2004, Sam Turner was indicted as a habitual offender in Lowndes County, Mississippi, on two counts of the sale of cocaine. He had two prior convictions: possession of cocaine (August 27, 1997) and aggravated assault (August 20, 1998). As a…