Hust v. State

LANSING, Chief Judge.

Lonnie Hust appeals from the district court’s summary dismissal of his petition for post-conviction relief. Hust asserts that the court committed reversible error by not acting on his request for post-conviction counsel.

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BACKGROUND

Hust was convicted of lewd conduct with a minor, Idaho Code § 18-1508. Hust did not file a direct appeal, but did file a pro se petition for post-conviction relief nearly eighteen months later. In his petition, Hust asserted that he had been given ineffective assistance of counsel by his trial attorney’s failure to file a direct appeal in the…