Legal Opinion

Whatley v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided January 22, 2013No. 2011-CP-01548-COAPublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BARNES, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Wallace Whatley, appearing pro se, appeals the Rankin County Circuit Court’s dismissal of his motion for post-conviction relief (PCR). Finding no error, we affirm.

STATEMENT OF THE FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. In November 2008, a Rankin County grand jury returned a three-count indictment against Whatley for sale of Dilaudid, a schedule II controlled substance, possession of more than forty dosage units of Dilaudid, and possession of a firearm by a felon, respectively. He was also indicted as a habitual offender under Mississippi Code Annotated section 99-19-81…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Brown v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2004
  3. Brooks v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1990
  4. Jefferson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1989
  5. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2004

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Small v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2014
  2. Keith Magee v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2018
  3. Clifford Pitts v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2018
  4. Scotty B. Lyles v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2016
  5. Earnest Sykes v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2014

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