Court of Appeals of Mississippi December 11, 2001, No. 2001-CP-00181-COA (Knott v. State)

McMILLIN, C.J,

for the Court.

¶ 1. Kenneth Knott, after pleading guilty to a robbery charge and receiving a sentence of thirteen years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, sought to withdraw his guilty plea based on (a) a claim of ineffective assistance' of counsel because of his attorneys’ failure to undertake a preliminary investigation of his case prior to advising him