Trammel v. Payne (Majority)
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The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court denying Appellant's second petition for a writ of habeas corpus, holding that Appellant's second petition was an abuse of the writ.
Appellant pleaded nolo contendere to multiple felony counts in three separate criminal cases. In his first habeas petition, Appellant alleged that the sentences in two cases were illegal because a habitual-offender enhancement was improperly imposed. The circuit court denied the petition. In his second habeas petition, Appellant raised the same arguments he raised in the circuit court. The circuit court denied the petition. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the circuit court did not err in denying the petition.
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