State v. Tyler

VICTOR C. HOWARD, Judge.

Melvin Tyler appeals from the trial court’s denial of his pro se “Motion for Appointment of Judge and to Publish Case to Record On Unlawful Sentence.” On appeal, Tyler contends that the trial court lacked the authority to enter a conviction and sentence in his case because he had filed a motion to remove the case to federal court, and the trial court had not received a remand back from the federal court. Tyler’s appeal is dismissed.

Factual and Procedural Background

In 1977, Melvin Tyler was convicted after a jury trial of robbery in the first degree, rape, kidnapping,…