Gay v. State

In October, 1984, Clarence Gay was convicted of rape and sentenced to life imprisonment. He filed a timely pro se notice of appeal and the record was prepared for filing with this Court, but it was never lodged here. He now seeks a belated appeal, alleging that he was incompetent to proceed with the appeal pro se because of low intelligence and lack of education. Petitioner’s appointed attorney at trial was Joe Villines. In his affidavit in response to the motion, Mr. Villines, who has not been relieved as counsel by either the trial court or this Court, states that he discussed the…