State v. Martin

OPINION

TATUM, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Criminal Court on a petition for post-conviction relief. The pro se petition alleged that his trial counsel was ineffective in the preparation and conduct of the trial and that his motion for a new trial was not filed within the time required by law, hampering his right to appeal. The court authorized the late filing of a motion for a new trial pursuant to T.C.A. § 40-3820(3) but otherwise denied the petition. The petitioner has elected to abandon a direct appeal after the filing of a motion for a new trial and has pursued an appeal…