Obomighie v. State

Kester Obomighie appeals the dismissal by the Circuit Court for Baltimore County of his petition for post conviction relief. Obomighie was convicted of second degree assault and was sentenced to 18 months of imprisonment, all suspended in favor of 18 months of supervised probation. He did not file his petition for post conviction relief until the 18 month probationary period had only one week remaining. Because Obomighie’s probation had ended by the time his post conviction petition came before the circuit court for a hearing, the court concluded it had no jurisdiction to grant the petition.

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