Court of Appeals of Mississippi March 29, 2011, No. 2010-CP-00164-COA (Beal v. State)

LEE, C.J.,

for the Court:

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 1. On May 27, 2009, in the Madison County Circuit Court, Jessie Beal pleaded guilty to one count of statutory rape. Beal was sentenced to serve twenty-seven years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Beal subsequently filed a motion for post-conviction relief. The trial court dismissed Beal’s motion.