Jackson v. State

WALSH, Justice:

In this appeal from the Superior Court, we are required to determine when the three year period for the filing of a motion for postconviction relief under Superi- or Court Criminal Rule 61 begins to run. The Superior Court determined that the appellant, Richard K. Jackson’s, (“Jackson”) motion was untimely because it was filed more than three years after his sentencing, but within three years from the date his conviction had been affirmed on appeal. Although there has been some inconsistency in previous rulings of this Court which have inferentially addressed the issue, we now…