Slocum v. State (Per Curiam)
Annotate this CaseAppellant was convicted of second-degree murder, endangering the welfare of a minor, and fleeing. Appellant received a total sentence of 1188 months' imprisonment. Appellant filed a notice of direct appeal, which remained pending in the court of appeals. Two days later, Appellant filed a petition for postconviction relief. The circuit court dismissed the petition, concluding that it lacked jurisdiction to consider the petition while Appellant's direct appeal of his conviction was pending. The Supreme Court dismissed Appellant's appeal of the denial of his petition for postconviction relief and declared the motions Appellant filed in relation to that appeal moot, holding that Appellant's petition for postconviction relief was untimely, and therefore, the trial court and appellate court lacked jurisdiction to grant relief.
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