Land v. State

Littlejohn, Justice:

Gary Land appeals from the summary dismissal of his second application for postconviction relief, asserting that the court erred in finding, without a hearing, that his petition is barred as successive. We affirm.

Land was convicted of armed robbery and three counts of assault and battery with intent to kill in February of 1976. Upon appeal, his conviction was affirmed by this court in February of 1977 (memorandum opinion 77-12). In June of that year he filed his first application for postconviction relief, alleging only that his sentences were indefinite and vague by their…