Galland v. Bronson

The petitioner,1 after he had sought and received proper certification, appealed from the judgment denying the relief sought in his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The appeal was subsequently withdrawn by the petitioner. A motion to have his appeal reinstated was denied by this court. Thereafter, a petition to the trial court for recertification to appeal was granted, and the trial court purported to reinstate the appeal. We are constrained, sua sponte, to vacate the order of the trial court, remand this case and order that the petition for recertification be dismissed.

The relevant…