Legal Opinion

Diggs v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided February 9, 2010No. 2008-CP-01546-COAPublishedCited by 6 opinions

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

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2004
  3. Payton v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2003
  4. Corley v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
  5. Templeton v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1998

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Edmond Quintezes Mosley v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2014
  2. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2012
  3. Pickle v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2013
  4. Corey Pittman a/k/a Corey Pitman a/k/a Coriey Pittman a/k/a Corey Deonte Pittman v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2021
  5. Kelcey M. Watson a/k/a Kelcey Watson v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2021

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