Lawrence v. State

Omar Xavier Lawrence appeals an order entered by the circuit court in response to his motion for post-conviction relief. In his timely motion, Mr. Lawrence raised fourteen grounds challenging his judgments and sentences for first-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder. The trial court entered an order in February 2008 that struck the first eight grounds as facially insufficient and then denied grounds nine through fourteen. The order strikes the first eight grounds "without prejudice to Defendant filing a timely and facially sufficient claim." The trial court apparently intended to dispose of the remaining grounds on the merits. The order ended with the advisory that Mr. Lawrence had thirty days in which to file an appeal from this order.