Cornelius Lorenzo Callahan v. State of Mississippi

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

JAMES, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. On September 22, 2012, Cornelius Callahan, along with his codefendant, robbed the Dollar General in Long Beach, Mississippi. On December 26, 2012, Callahan was indicted and charged with armed robbery pursuant to Mississippi Code Annotated section 97-3-79 (Rev.2014). On September 9, 2013, Callahan entered an open plea to the armed-robbery charge and was sentenced to twenty-two years to serve day-for-day.

¶ 2. On March 3, 2014, Callahan, pro se, filed a motion for postconviction relief (PCR). Callahan contended that he received ineffective…