Eddrick King v. State of Mississippi

WESTBROOKS, J.,

FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. Eddrick King appeals the Leflore County Circuit Court’s dismissal of his petition for postconviction relief (PCR). On appeal, King asserts that his guilty plea to armed robbery was not knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently made and that his counsel was ineffective. Finding no error, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. On March 22, 2004, a Leflore County grand jury indicted Eddrick King and Tywanda Jackson for capital murder and kidnapping. The trial court appointed Ray Charles Carter from the Office of Capital Defense to represent King. Thereafter,…