Oropeza v. State

Daniel Gonzalez Oropeza filed a petition seeking a belated appeal of his judgment and sentence. Petitioner avers that, the day following his negotiated plea and sentence, he made a timely request to his trial counsel that an appeal be filed on his behalf. Petitioner further avers that no appeal was taken and that petitioner was never made aware of this fact.

The State, in its response, indicated that it has attempted on several occasions to contact Petitioner’s trial counsel to verify Petitioner’s allegations, but has thus far received no response from trial counsel. The State’s response is…