MORRIS v. STATE

No. 2012-CP-00414-COA.

125 So.3d 79 (2013)

James A. MORRIS a/k/a James Allen Morris a/k/a James Morris, Appellant v. STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied November 12, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Morris, appellant, pro se.

Office of the Attorney General by W. Glenn Watts , attorney for appellee.

Before LEE, C.J., FAIR and JAMES, JJ.


LEE, C.J., for the Court:

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 1. On October 28, 1982, James A. Morris pleaded guilty to the aggravated assault of Emmit Reed, another inmate in custody, by stabbing him with a homemade knife. The Sunflower County Circuit Court found that Morris understood the rights he was waiving by pleading guilty and that the plea was not a result of promise or coercion. The trial court also advised...

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