Roberts v. State

Roberts appeals the order denying his motion for post-conviction relief entered without an evidentiary hearing. We affirm.

Roberts contends he was denied effective assistance of counsel on appeal because his court-appointed counsel did not raise on direct appeal certain trial errors which allegedly should have been raised. Roberts’ conviction was affirmed by this court in Roberts v. State, 265 So.2d 431 (Fla. 1st DCA 1972), cert. den. 265 So.2d 50 (Fla.1972). From our examination of the record in Roberts’ direct appeal, it appears that the public defender handling his appeal scrupulously…