Reginald Mason v. State of Mississippi

ISHEE, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. On May 12, 1995, Reginald Mason shot Ronald Merritt with a pistol while attempting to rob him. Mason pleaded guilty in the Adams County Circuit Court to armed robbery and aggravated assault and was sentenced to serve twenty years on each count in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC), with the sentences running concurrently. On September 23, 2013, Mason filed a motion for post-conviction relief (PCR). In his PCR motion, Mason alleged that he was denied counsel during his guilty plea. The circuit court dismissed the PCR motion on the…