Mann v. State
Annotate this CaseDefendant was convicted and sentenced to death for the kidnapping and murder of a ten-year-old. The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant's conviction on direct appeal but remanded for resentencing. After resentencing, when Defendant was again sentenced to death, the Supreme Court affirmed Defendant's sentence. Defendant filed several postconviction motions, which were denied. Defendant filed the instant motion to vacate sentence and requested certain public records after his execution date was set. The circuit court summarily denied relief on all claims. Defendant appealed and filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The Supreme Court affirmed and denied habeas corpus relief, holding (1) the majority of Defendant's claims were without merit; (2) the circuit court properly denied Defendant's records requests because the requested records were not relevant to a colorable claim; and (3) Defendant's petition for habeas corpus was untimely.
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