Hollingshead v. Wainwright

The Petitioner alleges, inter alia, that he “has been denied due process of law by the trial court in refusing to furnish counsel, after repeatedly being requested by Petitioner for the purpose of direct appeal to review the conviction, judgment and sentence in instant case.” The return denies Petitioner’s allegations that he requested his public defender to take an appeal that his public defender refused to file any appellate materials other than a notice of appeal; and his allegation that he wrote a letter to the Court seeking an attorney on his direct appeal. The return further suggests…