Avery v. State

CARLTON, J„

for the Court:

¶ 1. William Avery appeals the order of the Lauderdale County Circuit Court dismissing his motion for post-conviction relief (PCR) as time-barred under Mississippi Code Annotated section 99-89-5(2) (Supp.2011). Avery raises the following assignments of error: whether (1) he received an illegal sentence in violation of his double-jeopardy rights; (2) he was denied effective assistance of counsel; and (3) his guilty plea was entered unknowingly, involuntarily, and unintelligently. Finding no error, we affirm.

FACTS

¶ 2. In November 2002, a grand jury before the Lauderdale…