GAINES v. STATE

No. 98-CA-00216-COA.

736 So.2d 433 (1999)

Dierra GAINES, a/k/a Derrick Gaines, Appellant, v. STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

March 23, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Appellant, pro se.

Office of the Attorney General by Dewitt T. Allred, III, Attorney for Appellee.

BEFORE THOMAS, P.J., LEE, AND SOUTHWICK, JJ.


SOUTHWICK, J., for the Court:

¶ 1. Dierra Gaines pled guilty to the unlawful sale of a controlled substance. Less than four months later, he sought relief under the Uniform Post-Conviction Collateral Relief Act. Gaines argues that his guilty plea was involuntary and the product of coercion, and that there was an insufficient factual basis to support his guilt. The Claiborne County Circuit Court denied the relief. We affirm.

FACTS

¶ 2. Gaines...

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