Jett v. State

The appellant, Xavier Jett, appeals his convictions for attempted murder and discharging a gun into an occupied dwelling. On April 25, 2006, Jett was sentenced to life in the penitentiary. On that same day, Jett filed in open court a motion for a new trial. The motion was not forwarded to the circuit clerk’s office, and Jett did not file a copy of the motion for a new trial in the circuit clerk’s office. 1 The circuit court denied the motion on May 26, 2006. Jett then filed a notice of appeal on June 20, 2006.

The question presented in this case is whether the motion for a new trial was…