Wise v. Norris (Per Curiam)
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Appellant Timothy Wise pled guilty to first-degree battery and was sentenced to a term of 240 months' imprisonment. Appellant subsequently filed a petition for declaratory judgment and writ of mandamus, asserting that at the time of his plea he was not given meaningful and adequate notice that he would be required to serve one hundred percent of his sentence and that he would not be eligible for parole. The circuit court dismissed Appellant's petition, finding that he failed to demonstrate any viable basis for relief. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding it was not error for the circuit court to dismiss his petition because (1) Appellant's claims should have been raised in a petition for postconviction relief, and (2) Appellant failed to present any cognizable ground upon which the court could grant the relief sought by means of a complaint for declaratory judgment and a petition for writ of mandamus.
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