Legal Opinion

Wilkins v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided September 14, 2010No. 2009-CP-01711-COAPublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KING, C.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Terry Wilkins filed a pro se motion for post-conviction relief on March 12, 2009. On July 20, 2009, the Lafayette County Circuit Court denied the motion. Wilkins filed a timely appeal arguing the following issues: (1) he received ineffective assistance of counsel because his attorney failed to investigate his case and adequately prepare a defense; (2) his sentence was unconstitutional because his co-defendant received a lesser sentence; (3) his guilty plea was not entered knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently because he was not informed of the minimum and…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Benson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1989
  3. Vielee v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1995
  4. Jefferson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1989
  5. Brown v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2001

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Small v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2014
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  3. Aranyos v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2013
  4. Partain v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2011
  5. Burgin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2016

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