Fields v. State (Per Curiam)
Annotate this CaseAppellant was found guilty of the rape of a seven-year-old child and was sentenced as a habitual offender to a term of life imprisonment. The Supreme Court affirmed. Appellant subsequently filed a pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to Act 1780 of 2001 seeking DNA testing and a voice stress test to be performed on the victim. Thereafter, Appellant successfully filed a motion to dismiss the habeas petition. Approximately two weeks later, Appellant filed a notice of appeal. The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, holding that there was no ground for an appeal.
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