Johnson v. State

ROBERTS, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. On October 28, 2008, in the Hum-phreys County Circuit Court, Quincy Johnson entered a plea of guilty to murder. Johnson was sentenced to life in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC). He filed a motion for reconsideration and a motion for post-conviction relief (PCR). On February 2, 2011, the circuit court dismissed Johnson’s PCR motion because it was procedurally barred. Johnson now appeals.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. On May 14, 2007, Johnson, Veshone Malone, and Lee Smith devised a plan to rob Clinton Chinn at his home. Johnson,…