TOWNES v. STATE

No. 2011-CP-00710-COA.

88 So.3d 812 (2012)

Marquis T. TOWNES a/k/a Marquis Townes, Appellant v. STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

May 15, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marquis T. Townes , appellant, pro se.

Office of the Attorney General by Laura Hogan Tedder , attorney for appellee.

Before GRIFFIS, P.J., MAXWELL and RUSSELL, JJ.


RUSSELL, J., for the Court:

¶ 1. Marquis Townes appeals the DeSoto County Circuit Court's order dismissing his motion for post conviction relief (PCR). Townes raises three issues for review, which we restate for clarity: (1) whether his conviction and sentence should be overturned based on new evidence of self-defense; (2) whether he received ineffective assistance of counsel; and (3) whether Mississippi Code Annotated section 97-3-7 (Supp.2011) is unconstitutional...

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