"A plea is considered voluntary when the defendant knows what the ele- ments are of the charge against him, including an understanding of the charge and its relation to him, what effect the plea will have, and what the possible sentence might be because of his plea." Williams v. State, 220 So. 3d 996, 1000 (¶10) (Miss. Ct. App. 2017) (quoting Montalto v. State, 119 So. 3d 1087, 1095 (¶18) (Miss. Ct. App. 2013)). The defendant bears "the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that his guilty pleas were involuntary." Id.
"A plea is considered voluntary when the defendant knows what the elements are of the charge against him, including an understanding of the charge and its relation to him, what effect the plea will have, and what the possible sentence might be because of his plea." Wade v. State, 379 So.3d 983, 989-90 (¶16) (Miss. Ct. App. 2024) (quoting Williams v. State, 220 So.3d 996, 1000 (¶10) (Miss. Ct. App. 2017)).
The standard of competency necessary to enter a plea of guilty is the same as that for determining competency to stand trial." Williams v. State , 220 So. 3d 996, 999 (¶7) (Miss. Ct. App. 2017). ¶41.
Furthermore, even if error were proven, we would find Whitehead failed to show that "the outcome would have been different had [s]he [had] proceeded to trial." Williams v. State , 220 So. 3d 996, 1002 (¶20) (Miss. Ct. App. 2017). II. Competency