Marlon Glenn Hallman

Summary

The court denied Hallman's request to reinvest jurisdiction in the trial court because he did not allege a ground that could render his decades-old criminal judgment absolutely void. Claims concerning the kidnapping conviction were moot because that conviction and sentence had already been set aside, while Hallman's ineffective-assistance claims concerning the murder conviction could at most warrant a new trial rather than establish that the judgment was a nullity. The court also found no factual basis for the claim that the murder judgment lacked the judge's signature. No separate opinions were filed.