Clark v. State

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

The appellant, Alonzo Clark, was arrested and charged with rape on February 15, 1978, and was released on bail on March 10, 1978. On February 25,1980, a jury found him guilty of rape and, after establishing that he had committed two previous felonies, sentenced him to life in prison. He then filed an appeal and the appellate public defender’s office was appointed to represent him. That counsel alleged that appellant had been denied effective assistance of counsel and received permission to dismiss the appeal in order to proceed under our post-conviction procedure.…