Legal Opinion

Melissa Webster v. State of Mississippi

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided December 9, 2014No. 2013-CP-00922-COA, 2013-CP-01145-COAPublishedCited by 7 opinions

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…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Cole v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1995
  4. Vielee v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1995
  5. Fluker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2009

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3Cited by7 opinions

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  5. Louis Edward Chandler v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2022

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