Hill v. State

Appellant Arthur Hill was convicted by a jury of aggravated robbery and sentenced to ten (10) years imprisonment on July 2, 1976. No appeal from his conviction was taken. On May 5, 1977, appellant filed a pro se petition for postconviction relief pursuant to Criminal Procedure Rule 37, which was denied after a hearing on May 24, 1977. From the denial of appellant’s postconviction petition comes this appeal.

Appellant’s court-appointed counsel has filed a motion to be relieved as attorney of record, but in compliance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S. Ct. 1396, 18 L. Ed. 2d 493…