Diggs v. State
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
1Opinion of the Court
KING, C.J.,
for the Court:
¶ 1. Timothy Wayne Diggs filed a motion for post-conviction relief in the Circuit Court of Lawrence County. The trial court dismissed the motion, and Diggs now appeals. On appeal, Diggs claims that:
I. His constitutional rights were violated because: (a) he was sentenced to a mandatory sentence, without the benefit of earned time; (b) he was not indicted for the offense; and (c) there was no firearm or deadly weapon introduced into evidence to substantiate the charge of armed robbery;
II. He was denied due process of law because the trial court failed to advise him that…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Corley v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
- Templeton v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1998
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