COOPER v. STATE

No. 2009-CA-02031-COA.

76 So.3d 749 (2011)

Jonathan COOPER a/k/a Jonathan Dewayne Cooper, Appellant v. STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied December 13, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ross Parker Simons , George T. Kelly Jr. , Greenville, for appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Lisa Lynn Blount , for appellee.

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


MAXWELL, J., for the court:

¶ 1. Jonathan Cooper appeals the Washington County Circuit Court's denial of his motion for post-conviction relief (PCR). Cooper argues his attorneys were ineffective in moving to amend his indictment to include the phrase "not in necessary self-defense" rather than attempting to quash it based on the absence of that phrase. He also argues his attorneys rendered ineffective assistance in several respects in dealing with the testimony...

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