State v. Smith
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The Supreme Court dismissed Appellant's second direct appeal asserting claims that would have existed at the time the first appeal was filed, holding that the Court lacked jurisdiction over Appellant's untimely appeal.
In 1993, Appellant was convicted and sentenced for various crimes related to a homicide. In 2013, Appellant filed a pro se notice of appeal, arguing that the Supreme Court had jurisdiction to hear his late appeal under an exception to the general rule disallowing late appeals. After eight years of litigation, the appeal was ultimately unsuccessful. Appellant filed a second appeal nearly thirty years after his sentencing attempting to appeal his sentence. The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, holding that the Court lacked appellate jurisdiction.
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