Taylor v. State

I do not read the majority opinion to approve the trial court’s dismissal of the original petition based on Boatman. Indeed, the propriety of that decision is not squarely before the court because the state did not pursue its appeal of the dismissal order. Accordingly, even though I disagree with the trial court that Boatman compelled dismissal of the original petition,2 I fully concur in the majority opinion.. Boatman involved a respondent who objected to the state’s motion to continue the trial beyond the 30-day statutory period, whereas this case involves a respondent who, the record…