Matter of Woods v. State

HOFFMAN, Judge.

In July of 1984, appellant-defendant Johnny R. Woods was convicted of reckless homicide, a Class C felony, and sentenced to a 5-year term of imprisonment with 2 years suspended. Appellant was released on bond pending appeal. The conviction was affirmed in an unpublished opinion on June 6, 1985, and the decision was certified to the trial court on July 8, 1985. Due to a record-keeping error, appellant was not ordered to surrender to the trial court to begin serving his sentence until December 14, 1990. On January 18, 1991, appellant filed a motion for discharge which was denied…