Edward Johnson v. State of Mississippi

FAIR, J., FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. In May 2016, Edward Johnson pled guilty to second degree murder, robbery, and several other felonies pursuant to a plea agreement. The circuit court sentenced Johnson as recommended. Johnson subsequently filed what he styled a petition for habeas corpus, which the circuit court properly took as a motion for post-conviction relief. In Johnson's petition, he contended that his indictment was defective because it did not conclude with the words "against the peace and dignity of the state." The circuit court properly dismissed the petition without an evidentiary…