Mayes v. State

This is an appeal from the denial of a petition for post-conviction relief.

In 1981, Otto Mayes was convicted of rape in the first degree and sentenced to life without parole as a habitual felony offender. That same year, this Court affirmed his conviction without opinion. Mayes v. State, 416 So.2d 1117.

In 1984, Mayes filed a petition for writ of error coram nobis in circuit court challenging his 1981 conviction and alleging the ineffective assistance of trial counsel. This petition was denied after an evidentiary hearing. There was no appeal from this denial.

After having unsuccessfully sought…