Williams v. State

MAXWELL, J.,

for the Court:

¶1. This is Antonio Williams’s third appellate challenge to his 1987 murder conviction. He argues his counsel was ineffective, his plea was involuntary, his speedy-trial right was violated, and his prior qualifying convictions for habitual-offender status were illegal.1 Just as the trial judge’s review of Williams’s claims was impeded, so' is ours. After review, we find we lack jurisdiction over his time-barred and successive-writ barred motion for post-conviction relief (PCR). We thus dismiss.

Facts, Procedural History, and Discussion

¶2. On July 27, 1982, Williams…