Ashley v. State

Lewis, Justice:

Appellant was convicted of reckless homicide. He did not file an appeal but subsequently petitioned for post conviction relief. This petition was denied and he has appealed.

It appears from the Transcript of Record and unchallenged factual statements in respondent’s brief that appellant was convicted on May 5, 1971 of reckless homicide and received a sentence of five years. On July 18, 1972 an undated application for post conviction relief, signed by appellant, was filed with the Clerk of Court for Abbeville County and forwarded to respondent. The relief sought was a new trial…