The Mississippi Court of Appeals affirmed the Harrison County Circuit Court's denial of post-conviction relief on May 8, 2018. See Turner v. State, 262 So. 3d 547 (Miss. Ct. App. 2018); see also Resp. [7], Ex. A. The Court of Appeals held that Turner's guilty plea was voluntary, his counsel's performance was not ineffective, and his other constitutional claims were procedurally barred and without merit. See id.

See id. at 147-50. Turner appealed the denial, see R. [8-2] at 2, and on May 8, 2018, the Mississippi Court of Appeals affirmed the circuit court's denial of the PCCR motion, see R. [8-5] at 4-12; see also Turner v. State, 262 So. 3d 547 (Miss. Ct. App.), reh'g denied (Oct. 9, 2018), cert. denied, 260 So. 3d 800 (Miss. 2019).