Amos Hicks v. State of Mississippi

GRIFFIS, P.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. In 2006, Amos Hicks pleaded guilty to murder after killing his wife, Lena. The circuit court sentenced him to life in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections.

¶ 2. In 2015, Hicks filed a petition for post-conviction collateral relief (PCCR), which was dismissed by the circuit court as time-barred. Hicks now appeals, claiming that his guilty plea was involuntary as a result of a defective indictment and that he received ineffective assistance of counsel.

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¶ 3. This Court reviews the dismissal of a PCCR motion under an abuse-of-discretion…