Burton v. State

PIVARNIK, Justice.

This cause comes to us by way of a Petition to Transfer from the Second District Court of Appeals. Said Petition is unusual since predicated upon Petitioner's claim that he was denied his constitutional right to a meritorious appeal because his appointed appellate counsel was ineffective. Petitioner demonstrates his claim by indicating significant issues preserved in his Motion to Correct Errors which were waived on appeal and issues raised on appeal which were so inadequately presented that they could hardly be discerned, let alone decided.

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