Gray v. State

FAIR, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. In 1998, Bobby Gray was tried for sale of cocaine as a habitual offender. While the jury was deliberating, Gray excused himself to use the restroom and fled the jurisdiction. He was convicted in ab-sentia and sentenced, as a habitual offender, to sixty years imprisonment. While Gray was on the lam, he neglected to file a direct appeal from his conviction and sentence. Instead, Gray has filed a succession of post-conviction relief motions since his capture. Today we address what we believe is his sixth PCR motion,1 which we find procedurally barred and without merit.