Legal Opinion

Travis Shanks v. State of Mississippi

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided May 23, 2017No. 2016-CP-00787-COAPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CARLTON, J.,

FOR THE COURT:

¶1. On March 24, 2003, Travis Shanks pled guilty to deliberate-design murder following a plea hearing before the Claiborne County Circuit Court. Shanks filed his current motion for postconviction relief (PCR) on September 11, 2015. 1 The trial court dismissed Shanks’s PCR motion in a January 11, 2016 order, finding that the face of the motion and the prior proceedings clearly showed that Shanks was not enti-tied to any collateral relief. Aggrieved, Shanks timely appeals. ■ •

■ ¶ 2. On appeal, Shanks argues: (1) his motion is not procedurally barred because he raises…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  4. Rowland v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2010
  5. Wilson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1991

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Cornelius Belmer v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2022
  2. Kendrick C. Jefferson a/k/a Kendrick Cantrell Jefferson v. State of Mississippi;Court of Appeals of Mississippi · 2020
  3. Matthew Oliver Reardon a/k/a Matthew Reardon v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2022
  4. Russell Haley v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2024
  5. Travis Shanks a/k/a Travis Keycon Shanks v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2024

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