Violett v. Honorable Grise
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The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the court of appeals denying Appellant's motion for a writ of mandamus against the circuit court, holding that the court of appeals properly dismissed the appeal.
In 1993, Defendant was convicted of 141 counts of first-degree sexual abuse and five counts of first-degree rape and sentenced to 754 years' imprisonment. The current matter arose from the trial court's denial of Defendant's pro se "Notice to Submit Documents to Support Motion for New Trial." Defendant requested a writ of mandamus challenging the denial. The court of appeals dismissed the petition as frivolous. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that because Defendant did not timely appeal the denial of his motion for a new trial dismissal was the prescribed sanction.
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