McMILLIN, C.J., for the Court.
¶ 1. Kenneth Knott, after pleading guilty to a robbery charge and receiving a sentence of thirteen years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, sought to withdraw his guilty plea based on (a) a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel because of his attorneys' failure to undertake a preliminary investigation of his case prior to advising him to plead guilty, and (b) a claim that he was coerced into pleading...
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