GOODIN v. STATE

No. 2010-CA-01762-SCT.

102 So.3d 1102 (2012)

Howard Dean GOODIN a/k/a Howard D. Gooden a/k/a Howard Dean Gooden a/k/a Howard Goodin v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

December 13, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Office of Capital Post-Conviction Counsel by Glenn S. Swartzfager , Teresa L. Norris , Stacy L. Ferraro , attorneys for appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Marvin L. White, Jr. , Jason Lewis Davis , attorneys for appellee.

EN BANC.


CARLSON, Presiding Justice, for the Court.

¶ 1. Howard Goodin appeals from the Newton County Circuit Court's denial of his application for post-conviction relief. The circuit court denied Goodin's claims that he was mentally retarded and that he had received ineffective assistance of counsel on the issues of mental illness and competency. After review of the record and pertinent authorities, this Court finds that the circuit court erred in determining that Goodin...

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