State v. Lock

¶ 1. Michael A. Lock appeals from a judgment entered following a jury's verdict, convicting him of one count of conspiracy to pander, one count of conspiracy to solicit prostitutes, four counts of pandering as party to a crime, and four counts of soliciting prostitutes as party to a crime. He also appeals from the circuit court's order denying his postconviction motion.1 He argues that: (1) the circuit court erred when it adopted the State's brief as its decision when denying Lock's postconviction motion; (2) the fourteen-month interruption in this case while Lock was held on a federal…