Wallace v. Honorable Leon Johnson

Petitioner’s petition for writ of mandamus in which he requested that the circuit judge assigned to his criminal case to enter an order on a petition for postconviction relief, holding that Petitioner failed to show a clear and certain right to the relief.The Supreme Court held that because the judge responded indicating that the matter was under consideration and proceeding, Petitioner failed to show that the delay in this case was one extending beyond the time reasonably necessary to dispose of the matter. Therefore, relief was not merited on the petition. View "Wallace v. Honorable Leon Johnson" on Justia Law