Barry Lemax Melton v. State of Mississippi

FAIR, J.,

FOR THE COURT:

¶1. Barry Lemax Melton was convicted of possession of a controlled' substance with intent to sell or distribute. The Harrison County Circuit Court sentenced Melton as a habitual offender to forty years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. His conviction was affirmed by this Court in Melton v. State, 118 So.3d 605 (Miss.Ct.App.2012).

¶2. Melton later filed a motion for post-conviction relief, claiming his counsel was ineffective for conceding admission of a police recording with Melton’s confession and evidence of other prior bad acts. The trial…