Kep LaFoon v. State of Mississippi

IRVING, P. J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Kep Lafoon pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the Marshall County Circuit Court. The circuit court sentenced Lafoon, as a violent habitual offender, to life imprisonment without eligibility for parole or early release. Lafoon filed a motion for post-conviction relief (PCR), alleging ineffective assistance of counsel. The circuit court dismissed Lafoon’s motion as time-barred. Feeling aggrieved, Lafoon appeals and argues that the circuit court erred in dismissing his motion.

¶ 2. Finding no error, we affirm.

FACTS

¶ 8. Lafoon waived indictment and was…