People v. Collins

Opinion by

Judge CRISWELL.*

Defendant, Richard D. Collins, appeals from the trial court order denying without a hearing his Crim. P. 35(c) motion. That court concluded both that defendant's motion was time-barred and that it was substantively meritless. Because we conclude, as a matter of law, that the motion was time-barred, we affirm without reaching the merits of defendant's contentions.

In 1986, defendant was convicted after a jury trial of first degree arson, intimidating a witness, conspiracy to intimidate a witness, and four counts of being an habitual criminal. On direct appeal, a…