Mayhan v. State

KING, C.J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. Jimmy Dale Mayhan pled guilty in the Circuit Court of DeSoto County to one count of fondling a child. Mayhan was sentenced to serve ten years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC), with five years of post-release supervision, and ordered to pay a $1,000 fine. Mayhan later filed a motion for post-conviction relief, which the trial court dismissed. Mayhan timely filed this appeal, raising the following issues:

I. Whether he received ineffective assistance of counsel;

II. Whether he entered an intelligent and voluntary guilty plea;

III.…