Cook v. State

FAIR, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Coby 0. Cook filed his second petition for post-conviction collateral relief in the Webster County Circuit Court. The circuit court dismissed the petition, finding it was procedurally barred as a successive writ under Mississippi Code Annotated section 99-39-23(6) (Supp.2012). We find no error and affirm.

FACTS

¶ 2. Cook was indicted for two counts of armed robbery and one count of burglary of a dwelling. During his guilty-plea hearing on June 20, 2011, Cook stated that he no longer wanted to be represented by his court-appointed defense attorney. The trial court…