Fredrick Goree v. State of Mississippi
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IN THE COURT OF APPEALS
OF THE
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
NO. 2000-CP-00827-COA
FREDRICK GOREE A/K/A FREDRICK L. GOREE A/K/A FREDRICK
LAVERNE GOREE
v.
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
APPELLANT
APPELLEE
DATE OF TRIAL COURT JUDGMENT: 05/04/2000
TRIAL JUDGE:
HON. ROBERT WALTER BAILEY
COURT FROM WHICH APPEALED: LAUDERDALE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT
ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT:
PRO SE
ATTORNEY FOR APPELLEE:
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
BY: JEAN SMITH VAUGHAN
NATURE OF THE CASE:
CIVIL - POST-CONVICTION RELIEF
TRIAL COURT DISPOSITION:
POST-CONVICTION COLLATERAL RELIEF DENIED
DISPOSITION:
AFFIRMED- 09/11/01
MOTION FOR REHEARING FILED:
CERTIORARI FILED:
MANDATE ISSUED:
10/2/2001
BEFORE McMILLIN, C.J., IRVING, AND CHANDLER, JJ.
IRVING, J., FOR THE COURT:
¶1. Frederick Goree pleaded guilty in the Lauderdale County Circuit Court to possession of a firearm by a
felon. He later filed a petition for post-conviction relief alleging that he received ineffective assistance of
counsel and that his plea was not voluntarily, intelligently, and knowingly made in that he was threatened into
taking a plea of guilty by the State with the threat of a greater sentence. The circuit judge denied the relief
sought, and Goree appealed.
¶2. At the time Goree pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a felon, he also pleaded guilty to
possession of cocaine, and when he filed his petition for post-conviction relief as to the possession of
firearm charge, he also filed a petition for post-conviction relief as to the cocaine charge. However, Goree
filed only one appellate brief, and in that brief, he asserts:
Goree filed the Petition for Post-Conviction Collateral Relief seeking to attack both his conviction in
cause numbers 335-98 and 816-97. The circuit court opened two civil actions to review the petition
as it relates to each criminal matter. Likewise, this Court has opened two case numbers 00-CP-827
and 00-CP-880. However, the only case under review is the conviction in circuit court cause number
335-98.
¶3. The circuit court cause number 335-98 to which Goree refers is the cause number for the charge of
possession of a firearm by a felon. Since Goree does not now desire to contest the denial of his postconviction relief petition as to the possession of firearm conviction, we will not address the issues in any
detail. It is sufficient to say that we have carefully reviewed the issues and find them to be without merit.
Accordingly, we find that the trial court did not err in denying Goree's petition for post-conviction relief in
this case.
¶4. THE JUDGMENT OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF LAUDERDALE COUNTY DENYING
POST-CONVICTION RELIEF IS AFFIRMED. ALL COSTS OF THIS APPEAL ARE
ASSESSED TO LAUDERDALE COUNTY.
McMILLIN, C.J., KING AND SOUTHWICK, P.JJ., BRIDGES, THOMAS, LEE, MYERS
AND CHANDLER, JJ., CONCUR. BRANTLEY, J., NOT PARTICIPATING.
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