State v. Webber

Hill, J.:

In this case, the district court held what it called a preliminary hearing on Joseph Webber s two posttrial motions where the court heard testimony from Webber’s trial counsel. At the time of the hearing, Webber was serving his sentence for rape and although the court did not order his return from the penitentiaiy, it did appoint him counsel. Chief among the claims made byWebber in his motions was an allegation that his trial attorney failed to file a notice of appeal, even though Webber had asked him to do so. Since prior cases teach us to construe pro se pleadings liberally, we…