Wilkerson v. State

MAXWELL, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Amy Danielle Wilkerson appeals the Jackson County Circuit Court’s dismissal of her motion for post-conviction relief (PCR). On appeal, she argues (1) her guilty plea was involuntary, and (2) her trial counsel was ineffective. Wilkerson’s first argument is procedurally barred because she failed to raise the voluntariness of her plea in her PCR motion. But this procedural bar aside, we find Wilkerson was properly advised of the consequences of her plea, and no error by her counsel rendered her plea involuntary. Finding no error, we affirm.

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¶ 2. During the…