Opinion ID: 1694713
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: introduction

Text: Appellant Edgar Ray Dickey (Dickey) was charged with murder but convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to twenty years in the custody of Mississippi Department of Corrections. Dickey's motion for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict (JNOV) or new trial was overruled. Dickey subsequently filed a petition for an out-of-time appeal, which the circuit court denied after a hearing on the matter. Dickey thereafter filed a motion for reconsideration of his petition, which was also denied. Dickey then filed with this Court a pleading which has been treated as a notice of appeal from the denial of post-conviction relief. The following issues are presented for review: A. Whether the Circuit Court of Copiah County erred in denying Appellant's motion for an out-of-time appeal; and B. Whether Appellant was denied effective assistance of counsel.