Dean C. Boyd v. State of Mississippi

BARNES, J., FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. Dean C. Boyd was charged with statutory rape of a child under the age of fourteen in violation of Mississippi Code Annotated section 97-3-65(1)(b) (Rev. 2006). On April 26, 2011, Boyd pleaded guilty to the charge and was sentenced to twenty-five years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. On March 27, 2012, Boyd filed a motion for post-conviction relief (PCR). The Leake County Circuit Court denied the motion, finding that Boyd's guilty plea was knowing and voluntary and that he had failed to demonstrate ineffectiveness of counsel. 1

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