SOUTHWICK, J., for the Court.
¶ 1. Pervis DeWayne Neal pled guilty in 2001 to the charges of manslaughter and armed robbery in the Copiah County Circuit Court. Three years later he sought post-conviction review of the judgment. We agree that the armed robbery conviction is invalid because he had never been properly charged with that offense. We reverse and remand for sentencing on robbery.
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¶ 2. On July 19, 1998, Neal and three other...
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