Gardner v. Payne (Majority)
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The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the circuit court dismissing Appellant's petition for writ of habeas corpus, holding that there was no error.
After a jury trial, Appellant was found guilty of capital murder and aggravated robbery. The court sentenced Appellant as a habitual offender to an aggregate term of life imprisonment without parole. In his habeas corpus petition, Appellant claimed, among other things, that his convictions and sentences were invalid because the prosecutor did not sign the criminal information. The circuit court denied relief. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the circuit court did not clearly err when it rejected Appellant's claims for habeas relief.
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