Edwards v. State

CARLTON, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Billy Edwards appeals the Alcorn County Circuit Court’s order dismissing his motion for post-conviction relief (PCR) as time-barred under Mississippi Code Annotated section 99-39-5(2) (Supp.2011). On appeal, Edwards raises the following assignments of error: whether (1) the sentence imposed by the court was excessive and disproportionate to the offense; (2) he was charged under a faulty indictment; (3) he entered an unknowing, involuntary, and unintelligent guilty plea; (4) he received ineffective assistance of counsel; (5) the acceptance of his guilty plea in…