Thompson v. State
| Docket Number: | 2008-CP-01682-COA | |
| Court of Appeals: |
Opinion Link Opinion Date: 12-15-2009 Opinion Author: IRVING, J. Holding: Affirmed |
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| Additional Case Information: |
Topic: Post-conviction relief - Search warrant - Ineffective assistance of counsel Judge(s) Concurring: KING, C.J., LEE AND MYERS, P.JJ., GRIFFIS, BARNES, ISHEE, ROBERTS, CARLTON AND MAXWELL, JJ. Procedural History: PCR Nature of the Case: CIVIL - POST-CONVICTION RELIEF |
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| Trial Court: |
Date of Trial Judgment: 09-12-2008 Appealed from: Harrison County Circuit Court Judge: JERRY O. TERRY SR. Disposition: MOTION FOR POST-CONVICTION RELIEF DENIED Case Number: A2401-2008-00411 |
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| Appellant: | DASHAWN ROMALE THOMPSON |
DASHAWN ROMALE THOMPSON (PRO SE) |
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| Appellee: | STATE OF MISSISSIPPI | OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL: JEFFREY A. KLINGFUSS | ||
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| Topic: | Post-conviction relief - Search warrant - Ineffective assistance of counsel |
| Summary of the Facts: | Dashawn Thompson pled guilty to two counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute. Nine months after pleading guilty, Thompson filed a motion to vacate and set aside his convictions and sentences. The court denied the motion. Thompson appeals. |
| Summary of Opinion Analysis: | Issue 1: Search warrant Thompson’s guilty plea waived the right to complain on appeal about the validity of the search warrant and the circuit court’s ruling regarding it, as there is no right of appeal from a valid guilty plea. Issue 2: Ineffective assistance of counsel Thompson argues that his counsel failed to investigate his arrest and failed to file an interlocutory appeal of the trial court’s decision denying the motion to suppress. Thompson stated in his petition that he was very satisfied with the representation that his attorney had given him and that he believed that his attorney has done all that anyone could do to counsel and assist him. Therefore, there is no merit to Thompson’s allegation that his trial attorney was ineffective. |
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