Burchil v. State

PEARSON, Judge.

Appellant was found guilty of rape and sentenced to life imprisonment. He appeals the summary denial of his second petition pursuant to Criminal Procedure Rule One, F.S.A. ch. 924 Appendix. He urges that he is entitled to a hearing in the trial court upon his allegation:

“That after the Defendant’s conviction he was insolvent and financially unable to employ counsel to represent him or [sic] his appeal, that [sic] he was not informed by his attorney or by the court if he was not able to employ counsel for this appeal that the court would employ counsel for him”.

It was further…