PEGUES v. STATE

No. 2010-CP-00744-COA.

65 So.3d 351 (2011)

Charles E. PEGUES a/k/a Ducky, Appellant v. STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

June 21, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles E. Pegues , appellant, pro se.

Office of the Attorney General by John R. Henry Jr. , attorney for appellee.

Before IRVING, P.J., BARNES and MAXWELL, JJ.


MAXWELL, J., for the Court:

¶ 1. Charles "Ducky" Pegues challenges his conviction for possession of cocaine. On the first day of trial, Pegues pled guilty to the crime. But five years later, he filed a motion for post-conviction relief (PCR) because his indictment failed to charge it was being brought in Lafayette County. The circuit court denied Pegues's PCR motion without an evidentiary hearing.

¶ 2. On appeal, Pegues argues he is entitled to collateral...

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