Perrian v. State

Summary

The court dismissed Perrian's appeal from the denial of his sentence-reduction and postconviction petitions because the record showed that he could not prevail. It held that his sentence-comparison, alleged police misadvice, and first-time-offender arguments did not support relief under the sentence-reduction statute, and that his guilty plea waived his challenges to guilt and evidentiary sufficiency. The court further held that his later petitions were governed by Rule 37.1 and untimely, depriving the circuit court and appellate court of jurisdiction; his motion for appointment of counsel was therefore moot.