Watts v. Griffen (Per Curiam)
Annotate this CaseIn 1997, Petitioner was convicted of multiple felony offenses. An aggregate term of life imprisonment was imposed. Petitioner later attempted to pursue postconviction relief, but his efforts were dismissed. In 2012, Petitioner filed a pleading entitled "motion to vacate a void judgment" in which he alleged the trial court had lacked subject-matter jurisdiction to convict him. Petitioner subsequently filed a petition for writ of mandamus asking that the Supreme Court direct the circuit court to enter an order disposing of Petitioner's 2012 motion. The State responded that the circuit court had in fact acted upon Appellant's petition and appended to its response a copy of the circuit court's order denying the petition. The Supreme Court therefore declared the petition for writ of mandamus moot.
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