LATIKER v. STATE

No. 2007-CP-01530-COA.

991 So.2d 1239 (2008)

Percy LATIKER a/k/a Percell Latiker, Appellant, v. STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

September 30, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Percy Latiker, pro se.

Office of the Attorney General by Deirdre McCrory, attorney for appellee.

Before MYERS, P.J., GRIFFIS and ISHEE, JJ.


MYERS, P.J., for the Court.

¶ 1. Percy Latiker appeals the circuit court's denial of post-conviction relief, asserting that he received ineffective assistance of counsel at trial. Because Latiker's petition for post-conviction relief was never filed with the circuit court, we find that the circuit court was without subject matter jurisdiction to render its decision. Accordingly, we vacate its judgment.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

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