Legal Opinion

Thorpe v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided April 10, 2012No. 2010-CP-02116-COAPublished

1Opinion of the Court

CARLTON, J„

for the Court:

¶ 1. Johnny Thorpe appeals the Adams County Circuit Court’s order denying his motion for post-conviction relief (PCR). Aggrieved, Thorpe raises the following assignments of error: whether (1) he was subjected to multiple punishments for the same conduct in violation of the constitutional protections against double jeopardy; (2) he received ineffective assistance of counsel; (3) he entered an involuntary, unknowing, and unintelligent plea; and (4) plain error occurred when he was charged with possession of .1 gram but less than 2 grams of methamphetamine, when the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Brown v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
  2. Rowland v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2010
  3. Graves v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2007
  4. Oakwood Homes Corp. v. RandallMississippi Supreme Court · 2002
  5. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2011

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