Higginbotham v. State

CARLTON, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. J.C. Higginbotham appeals the Winston County Circuit Court’s denial of his motion for post-conviction relief (PCR). Higginbotham raises the following issues: whether (1) he received effective assistance of counsel; (2) the circuit court erred by not granting a competency hearing; (3) he knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently entered a guilty plea; (4) he gave an involuntary confession in violation of his constitutional rights; (5) the circuit court erred by denying his claim without an evidentia-ry hearing; and (6) he was denied due process of law when the…