Carter v. State

GRIFFIS, P.J., for the Court:

¶ 1. Carlos Carter appeals the trial court’s dismissal of his motion for post-conviction collateral relief (“PCCR”). We find that Carter’s motion was procedurally barred as a successive writ under Mississippi Code Annotated section 99-39-23(6) (Supp.2012). Accordingly, we affirm.

FACTS

¶2. On October 16, 2009, Carter was indicted as a habitual offender for possession of stolen property, under Mississippi Code Annotated sections 97-17-70 (Supp. 2012) and 99-19-81 (Rev.2007). Police found Carter in possession of a vehicle that had been stolen from a car lot. On August…