Pierce v. State

JAMES, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Eric Pierce appeals the Attala County Circuit Court’s dismissal of his motion for post-conviction relief (PCR) as a successive writ. In the only issue he raises on appeal, he challenges this decision. Upon review, we find that the circuit court properly dismissed Pierce’s second PCR motion as a successive writ. Therefore, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. On February 3, 2009, Pierce was indicted for armed robbery. Thereafter, Pierce entered a guilty plea, and he was sentenced to serve seventeen years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of…