Legal Opinion

Byers v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided February 19, 2013No. 2011-CP-01706-COAPublished

1Opinion of the Court

CARLTON, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Corian Byers appeals the Warren County Circuit Court’s order dismissing his motion for post-conviction relief (PCR). Byers raises the following assignments of error: (1) whether the indictment was defective; (2) whether his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance; (3) whether he entered an intelligent and voluntary guilty plea; and (4) whether he was entitled to an evidentiary hearing. Finding no error, we affirm.

FACTS

¶ 2. On May 10, 2007, a grand jury before the Warren County Circuit Court indicted Byers for drive-by shooting under Mississippi Code…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Spears v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2006
  3. Caston v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2007
  4. Kelley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2005
  5. Gordon v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2008

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