Watson v. State
Annotate this CaseSherman Watson, who was previously convicted on a criminal matter, filed a pro se petition for postconviction relief. The circuit court denied the petition, finding it did not have jurisdiction because the petition was not timely filed. The Supreme Court twice remanded for findings of fact as to the date of tender of the petition. On the second remand, the trial court once again failed to make specific findings as to the date that the petition was first tendered to the clerk and rejected. For the third time, the Supreme Court again remanded for findings of fact on the date of tender to the circuit clerk of Appellant's petition, holding that the circuit court's order did not provide an answer to the specific question of what date or dates petitions were tendered to the circuit clerk.
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