Brown v. Baldwin

Petitioner appeals a judgment dismissing his petition for post-conviction relief as untimely. He contends that the dismissal was unwarranted because his petition falls into a statutory exception to the applicable limitations period. We reject that contention and affirm the post-conviction court’s dismissal.

Petitioner was convicted of various crimes and appealed. That appeal was voluntarily dismissed on January 6,1992. More than ayear later, on March 31,1993, petitioner filed a petition for post-conviction relief.

Defendant moved for summary judgment, arguing that the petition was time-barred…