Appellate panel hears challenge to post-conviction dismissal over verification and recusal requests
At oral argument, the petitioner (Miss Martin) told the appellate court the trial court mischaracterized her petition's verification and improperly dismissed it without required colorable-claim analysis; the state countered that a notary signature line was blank and the court gave time to correct the defect.
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An appellate panel heard oral argument in a post-conviction appeal in which the petitioner, identified in court as Miss Martin, asked the court to vacate a summary dismissal she says was based on an erroneous finding that her petition lacked proper verification.
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