Bush v. State

Willie Bush appeals the denial of his petition for writ of mandamus seeking to compel his specially-appointed appellate counsel, Philip J. Massa, to furnish him with a copy of his record on appeal. Because the trial court accepted Massa’s testimony that he no longer held the records, we affirm.

A jury found Bush guilty of robbery with a firearm on February 18, 2003. The trial court appointed Massa to represent Bush on appeal. This court affirmed Bush’s judgment and sentence without opinion and the mandate issued on July 28, 2004. Bush alleges that he did not learn of this court’s affirmance…