SMITH, Justice, for the Court:
¶ 1. James Bernard Lawson appeals to this Court and challenges the validity of an order of the Hinds County Circuit Court denying Lawson's motion for post-conviction relief. We hold that the trial court lacked jurisdiction of Lawson's case under the successive writ bar of Miss.Code Ann. § 99-39-27-(9)(Supp.1999). Alternatively, on the merits, after consideration of these issues, we find Lawson's claims lacking of any merit...
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