Wrenn v. State

LAMAR, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. John Edward Wrenn pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Wrenn appeals from his conviction, alleging that: 1) Mississippi’s concealed-weapon statute, Section 97-87-1, precludes his conviction; and 2) he was denied effective assistance of counsel. Because Wrenn’s conviction is the result of a guilty plea, we dismiss this appeal.

FACTS

1Í 2. John Edward Wrenn became a convicted felon on February 28, 1992.1 On April 4, 2011, a Horn Lake police officer found a sawed-off shotgun in Wrenn’s truck during a traffic stop.2 A grand jury indicted…