State v. Meers

In this postconviction action, the district court for Adams County granted Johnny Meers a new direct appeal on the issue of whether the trial court erred in denying his pretrial motion for absolute discharge on speedy trial grounds. The district court denied Meers’ claims for postconviction relief on other grounds. On appeal, Meers seeks to both prosecute the new direct appeal and obtain review of the denial of other postconviction relief. We conclude that the district court erred in granting the new direct appeal and therefore reverse, and remand for further proceedings.

BACKGROUND

In 1998,…