Johnny Holton v. State of Mississippi

ISHEE, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Johnny Holton appeals 'the denial of his posteonviction-relief (PCR) motion. On appeal, he argues his PCR motion was not time-barred since the trial judge should have sua sponte recused himself because he accepted the guilty plea that is the subject of the PCR motion, and his counsel was ineffective. Holton’s PCR motion is time-barred and, alternatively, without-merit. We affirm.

FACTS

¶2. On October 21, 2011, Holton pled guilty in Winston County Circuit Court to one count of sexual battery of a child under fourteen and one count of sexual battery of a child under…