Powers v. State

CONOVER, Presiding Judge.

Petitioner-Appellant Roger Powers (Powers) appeals the trial court's denial of permission to file a Belated Motion to Correct Errors in a post-conviction relief proceeding.

We affirm.

ISSUES

This appeal presents the following issues:

1. whether the post-conviction court erred by denying Powers permission to file a Belated Motion to Correct Errors after he voluntarily missed the deadline for filing because of his counsel's allegedly incomplete legal advice, and

2. whether he was denied due process by the trial court's denial of permission to file his Belated Motion to…