Eddie Parks, Jr. a/k/a Eddie Will Parks, Jr. a/k/a Soon v. State of Mississippi, 326 So.3d 505

May 4, 2018 arrest after Subway employee identified Eddie Parks Jr. as the man observed exposing and fondling his penis while watching her through the restaurant window; Parks admitted the incident in interview.
Grand jury indicted Parks on two counts of voyeurism (Count 1: April 24 convenience-store incident; Count 2: Subway incident); Count 1 later retired to the files.
On October 30, 2019 Parks pleaded guilty to Count 2 as a habitual offender; court sentenced him to five years MDOC (no parole/probation) and a $1,200 fine.
Parks filed a PCR motion claiming ineffective assistance of counsel for failing to challenge a ‘‘defective’’ indictment, failing to investigate pretrial (and inducing a plea under duress via erroneous sentencing info), and failing to assert a speedy‑trial violation.
The circuit court dismissed the PCR motion without an evidentiary hearing; Parks appealed and the Court of Appeals affirmed.

Issue	Plaintiff's Argument	Defendant's Argument	Held
Defective indictment	Indictment omitted that the actor was "male," failed to allege Subway was a place where occupants have reasonable expectation of privacy, and omitted time of offense	Statute no longer requires male; indictment tracked statutory language and included essential elements; time not an element	Counsel not ineffective for failing to object; indictment was sufficient
Failure to investigate / duress (informed plea)	Counsel failed to conduct pretrial investigation and gave erroneous sentencing information that coerced an uninformed, involuntary plea	PCR unsupported by affidavits or facts; plea colloquy shows Parks was informed of maximum/minimum and denied promises or threats	Claim unsupported; counsel not ineffective; plea was voluntary and knowing
Speedy trial	Parks was in custody ~17 months and counsel failed to assert a speedy‑trial violation	A guilty plea generally waives speedy‑trial claim; plea colloquy shows waiver; agreed continuances toll the clock	Parks failed to show meritorious speedy‑trial claim; counsel not ineffective

Pinkney v. State, 192 So. 3d 337 (Miss. Ct. App. 2015) (trial court has wide discretion to grant or deny evidentiary hearings on PCRs)
Porter v. State, 271 So. 3d 731 (Miss. Ct. App. 2018) (summary dismissal of PCR permitted when movant is not entitled to relief on face of motion and record)
Whitehead v. State, 299 So. 3d 899 (Miss. Ct. App. 2020) (ineffective‑assistance standard for claims tied to guilty pleas requires showing counsel’s errors proximately caused the plea)
Shields v. State, 130 So. 3d 160 (Miss. Ct. App. 2014) (indictment need not specify statutory subsection when it contains essential elements)
Warren v. State, 187 So. 3d 616 (Miss. 2016) (an indictment that tracks statutory language generally suffices to inform the accused)
Moore v. State, 250 So. 3d 521 (Miss. Ct. App. 2018) (ineffective‑assistance claims must be pled with specificity and supported by affidavits beyond the movant’s own)
Ellis v. State, 773 So. 2d 412 (Miss. Ct. App. 2000) (guilty plea waives the issue of whether the defendant received a speedy trial)
Courtney v. State, 275 So. 3d 1032 (Miss. 2019) (agreed continuances are weighed against the defense and toll the speedy‑trial clock)