Brennan v. State

Ruffin, Judge.. David G. Brennan was convicted in 1992 of two counts of child molestation and one count of aggravated child molestation. On December 28, 1999, Brennan filed a pro se motion for permission to file an out-of-time appeal, alleging that his court-appointed attorney failed to file an appeal after agreeing to do so, failed to respond to Brennan’s requests for information regarding the status of the appeal, and abandoned the case without notifying Brennan. Brennan also requested an evidentiary hearing at which he could examine his attorney regarding the failure to file an appeal. The…