DeViney v. State

Steele Hays, Justice.

The issue on appeal is whether the trial court abused its discretion in denying appellant’s motion to extend the initial time within which an appeal be lodged and docketed in the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals. Finding no abuse of discretion, we affirm the order appealed from.

Appellant, Nancy DeViney, filed a petition for post-conviction relief under A.R.Cr.P. Rule 37 following her conviction of second degree murder. She alleged that defense counsel was ineffective. The trial court found that appellant had effective representation and denied the motion. On June…