M.H. v. State

On June 6, 2007, Petitioner M.H. was found guilty of rape and adjudicated delinquent in the Circuit Court of Franklin County, Arkansas. Petitioner was represented at trial by Franklin County Public Defender, William M. Pearson. No appeal was taken from the judgment, and Petitioner now seeks to proceed with a belated appeal pursuant to Rule 2(e) of the Arkansas Rules of Appellate Procedure-Criminal, which permits a belated appeal in some instances.

Petitioner’s parents claim that they were neither advised of their constitutional right to appeal the decision of the circuit court, nor were they…