Brown v. State

EISMANN, Justice.

Douglas G. Brown appeals from orders of the district court denying his motion for court-appointed counsel and dismissing his petition for post-conviction relief. We vacate the orders and remand for further proceedings.

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FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Brown was sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to sexual battery of a child under the age of sixteen years. He appealed, and the Idaho Court of Appeals affirmed his conviction and sentence in an unpublished opinion. On July 3,1997, Brown timely filed a petition for post-conviction relief, accompanying his petition with a motion…