Ellis v. State

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The appellant Jimmy Ellis was found guilty by a jury in 1992 of possession of a controlled substance and sentenced as a habitual offender to forty-five years imprisonment. We affirmed. Ellis v. State, CR 92-1295 (March 29, 1993). Appellant subsequently filed in the trial court a timely pro se petition pursuant to Criminal Procedure Rule 37 seeking a new trial or other appropriate post-conviction relief. The trial court denied the petition after a hearing, and appellant lodged the record in this court on appeal. Shortly after the record was lodged, appellant requested appointment of counsel.…