Rowland v. State

KITCHENS, JUSTICE,

concurring in part and dissenting in part:

¶ 18. I agree with the majority that errors affecting fundamental constitutional rights are excepted from the procedural bars of the Uniform Post-Conviction Collateral Relief Act (“UPCCRA”). Miss. Code Ann. § 99-39-21 (Rev.2007). I do not think, however, that there is any compelling reason to remand this case to the trial court for an evidentiary hearing, because no additional proof is required for a sound judicial determination that Row*509land’s convictions for armed robbery run afoul of the federal and state constitutional provisions…