Mills v. State (Per Curiam)
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After a jury trial, Appellant was found guilty of rape and sexual abuse and sentenced to an aggregate term of life imprisonment. The Supreme Court affirmed. More than seventeen years after he was convicted of the offenses, Appellant filed a pro se motion for a new trial, contending, among other things, that the evidence at his trial was insufficient to sustain the verdict. The trial court denied the motion. The Supreme Court dismissed Appellant's appeal and declared the motion related to the appeal moot, holding (1) the motion for a new trial raised issues that could have been settled at trial or in a timely petition for postconviction relief; and (2) as such, Appellant could not prevail on appeal.
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