Daniel Larson’s Failed Appeal Letter

In May, before being released, Daniel filed an appeal on his own without a lawyer representing him (pro se).

Based on the confusing filing, it seems to be more of Daniel not understanding things than anything.

In the appeal, it is apparent that Daniel was complaining about the judge not reviewing or responding to the letter he wrote in May. The judge didn’t review it because it didn’t come through an official channel like his lawyer.

It is unclear exactly what Daniel wrote in the letter, but he could have been complaining about his lawyer, claiming he didn’t understand something about his plea deal, and/or asking for specific conditions to be removed.

The appeal itself also has several problems. Daniel filed it pro se, meaning no lawyer is helping him. He had another inmate help him file it, which is the other handwriting in the document. There are a few conflicting dates in the filing, so it appears that he drafted it in late May or early June before finally sending it after his sentencing.

The appeal won’t go anywhere, especially since he won’t have the inmate helping him anymore and he has no concept of how to do legal filings on his own.