Thigpen v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “"Here, the appellant filed only an unsworn certificate of service as evidence that he delivered his petition to prison authorities for mailing on August 25. See Holland v. State , [ supra ] (in which this court stated that an unsworn certificate of service was insufficient as verification of delivery of the appellant's Rule 32 petition but had to be accepted as true in that case because the allegation was not challenged in the circuit court). "Because the evidence indicating the date of delivery is insufficient, this cause must be remanded for the trial court to determine whether the appellant's notice of appeal was timely filed. On remand, the trial court may conduct such proceedings and take such evidence as it *Page 1257 deems necessary to make its determination."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ex Parte Wright

2. “" If an inmate confined in an institution and proceeding pro se files a notice of appeal in either a civil or a criminal case, the notice will be considered timely filed if it is deposited in the institution's internal mail system on or before the last day for filing . If an institution has a system designed for `legal' mail to be processed by the United States Post Office, the inmate must use that system *Page 1255 to receive the benefit of this rule. Timely filing may be shown by a notarized statement that sets forth the date the filing was deposited in the institution's mail system." (Emphasis added.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ex Parte Wright

3. “"The trial court's order denying the petition was issued on July 17, 2000. The appellant filed a written notice of appeal dated August 25, 2000, accompanied by the following unverified certificate of service: "`I hereby certify that I have on this 25th day [of] August, 2000, served a copy of the foregoing "Notice of Appeal" upon the Respondents by placing said same in the Holman Institution mail service, first class postage prepaid and addressed as follows. . . .'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ex Parte Wright