Legal Opinion

Sayles v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided May 25, 2010No. 2009-CP-00376-COAPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MYERS, P.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Oscar Sayles appeals the Tunica County Circuit Court’s order denying his motion for post-conviction relief (PCR). Finding no error, we affirm the circuit court’s judgment.

FACTS

¶ 2. Sayles was indicted by a Tunica County grand jury, as a habitual offender, pursuant to Mississippi Code Annotated section 99-19-81 (Rev.2007), for sale of cocaine, a schedule II controlled substance as listed in Mississippi Code Annotated section 41-29-115(A)(a)(4) (Rev.2009). Sayles thereafter entered into a plea bargaining agreement with the district attorney’s office. According to…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Bell v. ConeSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  3. Anderson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
  4. Burns v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2001
  5. Burrough v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2009

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Wilkerson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2011
  2. Edmond Quintezes Mosley v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2014
  3. Woods v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2011
  4. Woods v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2011

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