Legal Opinion

Neal v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided February 16, 2016No. 2015-CP-00166-COAPublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LEE, C.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Alton Neal appeals the Lauderdale County Circuit Court’s denial of his motion for postconviction relief (PCR). Finding no error, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. On November 22, 2011, Neal pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated domestic violence and was - sentenced to twenty years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, with ten years suspended and five years of supervised probation after completion of ten years in custody.

¶ 3. On December 23, 2013, Neal filed a motion for PCR, which was denied. As a result, Neal filed a pro se…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Brown v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
  3. Alexander v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
  4. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2002
  5. Goff v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2009

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Justin James v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2016
  2. Bryan F. Faris v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2016
  3. Daniel Wood v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2020
  4. Emanuel Richardson a/k/a Emmanuel Richardson v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2025
  5. Gene Gales, Jr. v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2021

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