Tapp v. State

On April 26, 1994, judgment was entered in the Circuit Court of Garland County reflecting that L. T. Tapp had been convicted by a jury of rape and sentenced to twenty-eight years imprisonment. Mr. Tapp’s attorney filed a timely notice of appeal of the judgment on April 28, 1994. On May 31, 1994, Tapp, acting pro se, filed a motion for new trial pursuant to Criminal Procedure Rule 37 alleging that he had not been afforded effective assistance of counsel by his trial attorney. The trial court entered an order on June 2, 1994, stating that the motion would be held in abeyance until after the…