Thornton v. Hon. Berlin Jones (Per Curiam)
Annotate this CasePetitioner was convicted of capital murder, misdemeanor unauthorized use of a vehicle, possession of firearms by certain persons, and abuse of a corpse. Petitioner appealed, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence for the capital-murder charge. The Supreme Court reversed and dismissed the charge. Petitioner filed the instant petition for a writ of mandamus seeking to have the Supreme Court direct the circuit judge to enter a new or amended judgment reflecting the Court’s dismissal of the capital-murder charge. The Supreme Court denied the petition, holding that Petitioner failed to establish that the circuit judge was obligated to enter an amended judgment or that he failed to perform a duty imposed by the Court.
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