Gaffney v. State

ANTOON, Judge.

In 1985, the defendant was adjudicated guilty of committing a sexual batteiy on a child less than twelve years of age.1 In the subsequent eleven years, the defendant has sought review of his judgment and sentence by way of a direct appeal, two motions for post-conviction relief, an appeal of the denial of the second motion for post-conviction relief, two federal habeas carpus petitions, and two state habeas corpus petitions. All post-conviction proceedings were resolved unfavorably to the defendant. Currently before this court for review is the trial court’s denial on the merits…