Hill v. State

Summary

The court recharacterized Hill's motion for a belated appeal and a rule on the clerk as a petition seeking permission to proceed in the trial court under Rule 37.1 because no appeal was pending and the motion's substance sought postconviction relief. It denied or dismissed the request because it was filed nearly thirty years after commitment, alleged no ground that would render the conviction void, and did not establish good cause excusing the untimeliness. The court also treated Hill's motion to compel as a motion to expedite and denied it.