Dixon v. State

ISHEE, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. On April 5, 2005, Rotheleo Dixon pleaded guilty to the crime of murder. He was sentenced to life in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Dixon subsequently filed a pro se petition for sentence reduction with the Yazoo County Circuit Court; it was considered by the circuit court as a motion for post-conviction relief (PCR). Dixon’s PCR motion alleged that his guilty pleas had been involuntarily entered and that he had received ineffective assistance of counsel. After reviewing the motion and applicable records, the circuit court found that the…