Legal Opinion
Swilley v. State
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided July 24, 2012No. 2011-CP-01198-COAPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERTS, J., for the Court:
¶ 1. This appeal stems from James Anthony Swilley’s guilty plea entered on July 25, 2011. He pled guilty in the Copiah County Circuit Court to one count of felony shoplifting and was sentenced to four years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of' Corrections (MDOC). Swilley filed an “Interlocutory Appeal” in the circuit court on September 16, 2011. The circuit court reviewed this document as a motion for post-conviction relief (PCR) and denied Swilley’s motion. He now appeals.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
¶ 2. On February 13, 2011, Hazlehurst Police Officer…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Tollett v. HendersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Moore v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2008
- King v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
- Holloway v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2010
- Battaya v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2003
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