Brian Sweet v. State of Mississippi

GRIFFIS, P.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. On August 16, 2007, Brian Sweet, Craig Sweet, and Carl Hollins were indicted for the capital murder and kidnapping of Deshun Lynell Vaughn. On January 19, 2010, Sweet entered a guilty plea and was sentenced to serve life in prison without the possibility of parole.

¶ 2. On January 13, 2014, Sweet filed his motion for post-conviction collateral relief (PCCR). The circuit court dismissed the motion with prejudice, and Sweet noticed his appeal.

¶ 3. This Court will not overturn a trial court’s dismissal of a PCCR motion on appeal “unless the trial court’s decision…