Jackson v. Kelley (Majority, with Concurring)
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The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the circuit court dismissing Appellant's pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus, holding that the circuit court did not err when it dismissed the petition without holding a hearing.
In 2003, Appellant was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to eighty years' imprisonment. In 2019, Appellant filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus, alleging that the trial court did not have jurisdiction to convict him of second-degree murder when he was charged with first-degree murder and that there was no rational basis to support a conviction for the lesser-included offense. The circuit court denied and dismissed the petition. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) the circuit court correctly dismissed the petition on the basis that Appellant had repeated claims that were unsuccessfully presented in previous habeas petitions; (2) the repetition of Appellant's previous claims represented an abuse of the writ; and (3) the circuit court was not required to hold a hearing on the petition.
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