Johnson v. State

Appellant has filed a Verified Petition for Belated Appeal and for Extension of Time Within Which to File Transcript and Assignment of Errors. The petition was filed on February 16, 1966, and, under Rule 2-2 of the Rules of the Supreme Court, the transcript and assignment of errors should have been filed on or before February 10, 1966.

The verified petition alleges the following facts: The motion for new trial was timely filed by the trial counsel and overruled on November 12, 1965. The trial counsel filed the praecipe for transcript of evidence on January 6, 1966, and attorney for appellant…