Violett v. Grise
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The Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the court of appeals denying Appellant's motion for a writ of mandamus against the circuit court, holding that there was no error in the proceedings below.
In 1993, Appellant was convicted of 141 counts of first-degree sexual abuse and five counts of first-degree rape. In 2016, a panel of the court of appeals sanctioned Appellant in light of the fact that he had filed more than eighty-four appeals and original actions in an attempt to relitigate his convictions. This matter arose from Appellant's "Notice to Submit Documents to Support Motion for New Trial." After the circuit court denied the submission Appellant filed a petition for a writ of mandamus against the circuit court. The court of appeals dismissed the petition as frivolous, relying on its 2016 sanction order. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) the court of appeals properly dismissed Appellant's appeal; and (2) the lower courts properly imposed sanctions on Appellant for his history of frivolous and vexatious appeals.
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