Pruitt v. State

CARLTON, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Joe Solomon Pruitt filed a motion for post-conviction relief (PCR)1 from his conviction and sentence for armed robbery. The Circuit Court of Monroe County denied the motion without a hearing. Pruitt now appeals. Finding no error, we affirm the circuit court’s judgment.

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¶ 2. A jury in the Monroe County Circuit Court convicted Pruitt of armed robbery and sentenced him to thirty-five years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections with five years suspended followed by five years of post-release supervision. Pruitt appealed his conviction and…