Legal Opinion
James F. Putnam v. State of Mississippi
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided October 25, 2016No. 2015-CP-00830-COAPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARLTON, J.,
FOR THE COURT:
¶1. James F. Putnam appeals the Harrison County Circuit Court’s order denying his motion for postconviction.relief (PCR). Putnam argues that his claims for ineffective assistance of counsel and illegal sen tence are meritorious claims and show that his fundamental constitutional rights were violated. Putnam thus asserts that since his assignments of error allege violations of his fundamental constitutional rights, the trial court erred in findings these claims proceduraUy barred. Putnam further claims that at the plea hearing, the State failed to offer facts in…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Pennsylvania v. FinleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Rowland v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2010
- Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2013
- Means v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2010
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Illya Watkins a/k/a Illya Larue Watkins a/k/a Illya L. Watkins v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2023
- Johnnie E. Wheeler a/k/a Johnnie Wheeler a/k/a Johnnie Earl Wheeler v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2020
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