Smith v. State

McMILLAN, Judge.

The appellant argues that the trial court erred in the summary denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. In his “Brief in Support of Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus,” the appellant argues that he spent 41 days in jail on the charge of sexual abuse in the first degree because he failed to appear in court on that charge. The case was allegedly subsequently nol-prossed. He was again arrested on the same charges and remained in custody for 44 days. Thereafter, he pleaded guilty to the offense of sexual abuse in the first degree and he was sentenced to ten years’…