Clinton William Baker v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections

Appellant is a Florida convict who is presently serving a sentence for the offense of robbery. He sought habeas corpus relief in the district court on the ground that he was denied the right to counsel on the appeal from this conviction. The court denied relief without a hearing.-

The sole issue presented by this appeal is whether an evidentiary hearing should have been held on this petition based on appellant’s allegations that appointed trial counsel refused to represent him on appeal, that he was not offered appellate counsel, that he did not waive this right and that he was thus deprived…