Melissa Webster v. State of Mississippi
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
1Opinion of the Court
MAXWELL, J.,
for the Court:
¶ 1. Melissa Webster, who is no longer incarcerated, appeals the dismissal of her post-conviction-relief (PCR) motions. 1 She raises a variety of claims 2 but primarily challenges the effectiveness of her counsel and her classification by the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) as a violent offender. Upon review, we find that the plea colloquy shows Webster was satisfied with her attorney and that Webster failed to adequately support her ineffective-assistance claim. Furthermore, this court not only lacks authority over MDOC’s classification of her but we…
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