James v. Jones

Alphonso James, Sr., whose judgment and sentence became final in 1990, asserts that the trial court erred when it dismissed his petition for the extraordinary writ of habeas corpus. James sought immediate release from incarceration, based on an alleged defect in the paperwork associated with his imprisonment. Since his convictions were final twenty-eight years ago, James has unsuccessfully challenged his judgment and sentence seven times. This, his eighth time challenging his judgment and sentence, is not the charm.

James is serving a sentence imposed by the Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court in…