Legal Opinion

Bobby Thomas v. State of Mississippi

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided December 15, 2015No. 2014-CP-01229-COAPublished

1Opinion of the Court

IRVING, P.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. This appeal is the result of the denial by the Circuit Court of Claiborne County of Bobby Thomas’s motion for post-conviction relief (PCR), in which he alleged that he received ineffective assistance of counsel and that his guilty plea was involuntary. Thomas raises five is sues in his principal appellate brief: (1) whether the circuit judge erred in finding that he was competent to stand trial; (2) whether his indictment was fatally defective; (3) whether his guilty plea was involuntary; (4) whether certain witness testimony was credible; and (5) whether there…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Burrough v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2009
  3. Fluker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2009
  4. Terry v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 1999
  5. Dockery v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2012

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