Lorenzo D. Kyles v. William Pollard

¶ 1. Petitioner, Lorenzo Kyles, seeks review of an unpublished court of appeals decision that denied his petition for a writ of habeas corpus seeking to reinstate the deadline for him to file a notice of intent to pursue postconviction relief. The court of appeals determined that Kyles brought his petition in the wrong forum. Because the court viewed the claim as alleging ineffective assistance of post-conviction counsel, it concluded that Kyles should have filed his petition in the circuit court.

¶ 2. Kyles asserts that a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to State v. Knight, 168…