Jones v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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12 state decisions

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1. “Jones argues that he was “legally incompetent” to plead guilty, and he should have been evaluated by a mental-health specialist prior to entering his plea. The issue of Jones’s mental health was not raised prior to submitting his guilty plea, nor was it raised in Jones’s first PCR motion. Jones v. State, 962 So.2d 571, 573 (Miss.Ct.App.2006). However, in its order denying the first petition for post-conviction relief, the trial court explained that it “personally observed the defendant’s demeanor, appearance and manner in answering the court’s questions and it appeared to the court that the defendant was competent to understand and did understand the circumstances surrounding his guilty plea.” The trial court further found that the guilty plea was knowingly, willingly, freely, voluntarily, and intelligently made and accepted the plea and found the defendant guilty.... In support of his second PCR filing, Jones submitted some of his medical records, but none appears responsive to his mental competency, in general, or at the time of his plea. Therefore, notwithstanding the time[-]bar, the trial court correctly found that Jones’s second PCR motion should be dismissed.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 274 So. 3d 940 - Victor D. Jones v. State of Mississippi · 174 So. 3d 902 - Victor D. Jones v. State of Mississippi

2. “If a defendant makes a timely motion under the Uniform Rules of Circuit and County Court Practice (1) for judgment of acquittal notwithstanding the verdict of the jury, or (2) for a new trial under Rule 10.05, the time for appeal for all parties shall run from the entry of the order denying such motion.” - Before the judgment of conviction and sentence was entered on June 11, 2008, Sims's trial attorney had filed a motion for a new trial on April 29, 2008. Because the jury returned its guilty verdict on March 6, 2008, and Sims was verbally sentenced on April 18, 2008, we consider this motion to be timely under Uniform Circuit and County Court Rule 10.05. The time for appeal began to run when the trial court entered its order denying Sims's motion for a new trial or, in the alternative, a JNOV on August 8, 2014. 3 . "Under the Mississippi Uniform Post-Conviction Collateral Relief Act ..., a PCR motion must be filed within three years after the petitioner's direct appeal is ruled upon by [the Mississippi Supreme] Court or, where a petitioner has pleaded guilty, [it] must be filed within three years after entry of the judgment of conviction.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Lonnie Sims v. State of Mississippi

3. “In support of his second PCR filing, Jones submitted some of his medical records, but none appears responsive to his mental competency, in general, or at the time of his plea.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 274 So. 3d 940 - Victor D. Jones v. State of Mississippi