Bell v. Hopper

Jordan, Justice.

Appellant was tried by a jury and convicted of armed robbery on May 28, 1975. He filed a petition for habeas corpus relief in the Superior Court of Tattnall County, alleging that he was denied his right to appeal by reason of ineffective assistance of his retained counsel. His request for permission to file an out-of-time appeal was denied and, after obtaining a certificate of probable cause from this court, he brings this appeal.

The habeas corpus court found as a fact that appellant knew of his right to appeal and after noting that the evidence was conflicting as to whether…