Legal Opinion

Pullem v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided June 25, 2002No. 2001-CA-00400-COAPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

¶ 1. Terry Pullem filed a petition for post-conviction relief which was dismissed. He claims that his plea was involuntarily due to the fact that the trial court erroneously denied his motion for a continuance. He now appeals the dismissal of his petition. Finding no error, we affirm.

FACTS

¶ 2. In June, 1998, a Hinds County grand jury indicted Pullem for the sexual battery of a child. On November 30, 1999, Pullem pleaded guilty to the charge and the trial court sentenced him to fifteen years' imprisonment in the Mississippi Department of Corrections with five years suspended. On August 24,…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Brown v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
  2. Alexander v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
  3. Williams v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
  4. Stevenson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2001
  5. Weatherspoon v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 1999

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Harding v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2009
  2. Bradley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2003
  3. Sanders v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2009

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