Mott v. Sheriff of Hamilton County

Petitioner-appellant, Charles Mott, appeals from the dismissal of his pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus, claiming in his assignment of error that the trial court’s judgment was erroneous. We affirm.

Petitioner was indicted and arraigned twice in 1983, one indictment being for aggravated robbery and robbery and the other for rape and kidnapping. He failed to appear on the separate trial dates fixed for those offenses, his bonds were forfeited, and capiases were issued for his arrest.

Two years later, petitioner was incarcerated in the Kentucky State Reformatory, and he remains in that…