Zankman v. State

The petitioner, Daniel Zankman, seeks habeas corpus relief alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel. In his petition Mr. Zankman asserts that because his appellate counsel failed to examine the complete record of his trial before submitting an Anders1 brief, he is entitled to a new appeal. We agree with Mr. Zankman, but only to a limited extent.

The petitioner was convicted by a jury of lewd and lascivious battery on a child and was given a fifteen-year prison sentence. The Public Defender, who was appointed to represent him on direct appeal, filed an Anders brief with this court,…