Ross v. State

802 So.2d 171 (2001)

Alan ROSS, Appellant

v.

STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

No. 2001-CP-00486-COA.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

December 18, 2001.

Alan Ross, Appellant Pro Se.

Office of the Attorney General by Deirdre McCrory, for Appellee.

Before SOUTHWICK, P.J., BRIDGES, and CHANDLER, JJ.

SOUTHWICK, P.J., for the Court.

¶ 1. Alan Ross pled guilty to the charge of sale of crack cocaine in 1998. Six months later he filed for post-conviction relief, arguing that his guilty plea was not voluntarily given and that counsel had been ineffective. The trial court denied the motion without granting an…