in Re James H. Stone, Sr.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

A jury convicted James H. Stone, Sr. of aggravated robbery, a felony, and sentenced him to 99 years in prison. He contends that the trial court signed an order granting a new trial in 1997, but has not acted upon that order. Stone remains in prison. He requests that this Court grant his application for writ of mandamus and order the respondent to act on its previous order granting a new trial.

Once before, Stone asked this Court to do something we cannot do. In 1998, he appealed the trial court’s denial of his writ of habeas corpus on this same issue. Then, we told Stone that…