Jones v. Hobbs (Per Curiam)
Annotate this CaseAppellant filed a pro se motion to amend a petition for writ of habeas corpus previously filed in the circuit court challenging his conviction and sentence for four counts of rape. The amended petition alleged that the State failed to prove all elements of the offenses, that counsel did not preserve the issue of failure of proof for appeal and that the trial court lost jurisdiction because a speedy-trial violation occurred. The circuit court denied the amended petition. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that Appellant’s claims were not cognizable grounds for the writ.
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