McCoy v. Phillips

Per Curmandamus

Corinthian McCoy filed a petition for writ of mandamus in this court contending that the Honorable Grisham Phillips, Circuit Judge, had failed to act within a reasonable time on a petition for postconviction relief pursuant to Criminal Procedure Rule 37.1 filed in the Circuit Court of Saline County. The Rule 37.1 petition was filed on August 22, 1996.

On April 6, 2004, Judge Phillips entered an order disposing of the Rule 37.1 petition. Because there was no explanation in the State’s response to the mandamus petition or in the court’s order on the Rule 37.1 petition for the…