Legal Opinion

Holliman v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided October 1, 2013No. 2011-CP-01174-COAPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MAXWELL, J., for the Court:

¶ 1. After an evidentiary hearing, during which Joshua Holliman and his former attorney testified, the circuit judge denied Holliman’s post-conviction challenges to the voluntariness of his guilty pleas and his negotiated sentences.

¶ 2. Rather than timely appeal the order denying his motion for post-conviction relief (PCR), Holliman sought an out-of-time appeal, which the circuit court denied. While Holliman argues we should ignore this procedural default, we find no good cause to grant an out-of-time appeal. Thus, we dismiss Holliman’s untimely appeal for lack of…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Dusky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  2. Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Bishop v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
  4. Benson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1989
  5. V. P. Serodino, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956

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3Cited by4 opinions

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