Edwards v. State

LEE, P.J.,

for the Court:

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 1. On August 13, 2007, Reginald La-dale Edwards pleaded guilty in the Claiborne County Circuit Court to one count of sale of cocaine. Edwards was subsequently sentenced to eight years, with two years suspended and six years to serve in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) and two years’ post-release supervision. On December 8, 2008, Edwards filed a motion for post-conviction relief. The trial court denied Edwards’s request for relief. Edwards filed his appeal, asserting the following issues: (1) his guilty plea…