State v. Flores

Robert Flores appeals a judgment of April 10, 1991, denying his ineffective assistance of appellate counsel claim. At the hearing relating to the judgment, Flores asserted that his counsel withdrew from representing him without his knowledge or consent before the notice of appeal was filed. He claims that, for *275this reason, there was no timely appeal. The trial court held that Flores had not met his burden of proof regarding this assertion. We hold that the record is inadequate to determine whether Flores knowingly and intelligently abandoned his postconviction remedies. Normally, we would…