McCray v. State

Rhodes, Justice:

This appeal is from an application for post-conviction relief. The post-conviction hearing judge found that the appellant, who had been convicted of resisting arrest and assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, 1 had been denied his right to a direct appeal from these convictions because trial counsel had refused to appeal after being requested to do so, and had not informed the appellant of the nature of his appeal rights as an indigent defendant. 2 However, the hearing judge held that he was without authority to grant a belated appeal and denied the application.…