Raymond Greason v. State of Mississippi
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF MISSISSIPPI
NO. 96-CA-01261-SCT
RAYMOND GREASON
v.
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
THIS OPINION IS NOT DESIGNATED FOR PUBLICATION AND MAY NOT BE CITED,
PURSUANT TO M.R.A.P. 35-A
DATE OF JUDGMENT:
TRIAL JUDGE:
COURT FROM WHICH APPEALED:
ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT:
ATTORNEY FOR APPELLEE:
08/20/96
HON. LEE J. HOWARD
LOWNDES COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT
PRO SE
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
DISTRICT ATTORNEY:
NATURE OF THE CASE:
DISPOSITION:
MOTION FOR REHEARING FILED:
MANDATE ISSUED:
BY: DEWITT T. ALLRED, III
FORREST ALLGOOD
CIVIL - POST CONVICTION RELIEF
AFFIRMED - 12/8/97
12/17/97
2/23/98
BEFORE SULLIVAN, P.J., SMITH AND MILLS, JJ.
MILLS, JUSTICE, FOR THE COURT:
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
This appeal comes from the Circuit Court of Lowndes County, which on August 20, 1996, dismissed
Raymond Greason's motion for post-conviction collateral relief. On appeal before this Court,
Greason assigns as error many issues. The following issue, however, is decisive in this case.
ISSUE
I. WHETHER THE TRIAL COURT ERRED IN DISMISSING GREASON'S MOTION
FOR POST-CONVICTION COLLATERAL RELIEF AS UNTIMELY.
FACTS
Raymond Greason filed a motion for post-conviction collateral relief that was denied on January 23,
1995 by the trial court. The appeal from this motion was later dismissed by this Court. On June 28,
1996, Greason filed an "amended" motion in the trial court. In response, the trial court dismissed as
frivolous both this "amended" motion, and a previous motion to expedite and supplement
proceedings.
DISCUSSION
Greason argues that McNeal v. State, 658 So.2d 1345, 1349-50 (Miss.1995) is an "intervening
decision" that operates to relieve him of the bar against successive writs. Greason is mistaken. An
intervening decision mandates overcoming the bar against successive writs only when the intervening
decision "would have actually adversely affected the outcome of [the defendant's] conviction or
sentence." Lockett v. State, 656 So.2d 68, 72-73 (Miss.1995). McNeal is not such an intervening
decision. Brandau v. State, 662 So.2d 1051, 1054 (Miss.1995). Furthermore, assuming that there
was a formal defect in the indictment as to the placement of the words "against the peace and dignity,
" Greason waived it when he pleaded guilty. Banana v. State, 635 So.2d 851, 853 (Miss.1994).
CONCLUSION
Accordingly, Greason's motion is barred by Miss. Code Ann. ยง 99-39-23(6) (1994).
LOWER COURT'S DENIAL OF POST CONVICTION RELIEF AFFIRMED.
PRATHER AND SULLIVAN, P.JJ., PITTMAN, BANKS, McRAE, ROBERTS AND SMITH,
JJ., CONCUR. LEE, C.J., CONCURS IN RESULT ONLY.
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