The court then appointed an attorney to assist him. By stipulation the habeas petition was withdrawn so that an order to vacate sentence could be obtained. Circuit Judge Kathleen Caldwell dismissed the habeas petition and ordered the sentence vacated. The trial court then reentered the same sentence pronounced earlier, thereby restoring Robinson's right to appeal. As we reverse on issue five, we need not reach issues two, three and four.
Statutory interpretation presents a question of law.
Satellite Cable Serv. A trial court's findings of fact are to be reviewed under the clearly erroneous standard. Later, the prosecutor chose to take the matter to a grand jury. Failure to prosecute a complaint within six months shall be a bar to any criminal action under those sections. Because the statute of limitations for bad check prosecutions provides no other definition for commencement, we apply this general provision.