McCullough v. State

ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI

Burnett, Justice:

Petitioner Michael McCulloguh seeks certiorari from the denial of his second application for postconviction relief (PCR), alleging the order does not reflect the ruling made by the PCR judge that the application be dismissed as successive.

McCullough pled guilty to voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to imprisonmenet for thirty (30) years. No direct appeal was taken. McCullough’s first application for PCR was dismissed with prejudice after a hearing. A second application for PCR was filed, and at the hearing, the State moved to dismiss the application…