Barnes v. State

ISHEE, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. This appeal is from the Circuit Court of Lincoln County’s summary dismissal of Cearic Barnes’s motion for post-conviction relief.

FACTS

¶ 2. A Lincoln County grand jury indicted Barnes and Jerrard T. Cook for the offense of capital murder. On June 10, 2003, pursuant to an agreement between the parties, the indictment was amended, and Barnes pleaded guilty to the reduced charge of murder. One week later, Barnes was sentenced to life in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC).

¶ 3. On February 17, 2006, Barnes timely filed a motion for…