State v. Miller

Defendant was convicted of burglary not in a dwelling upon his plea of guilty and was sentenced to 18 months in prison. The maximum sentence for the crime was ten years. During these proceedings he was represented by court-appointed counsel whom the defendant himself selected. He subsequently indicated he desired to appeal and the same attorney who had previously represented him was appointed to represent him on appeal. That attorney was relieved upon his statement that he had been appointed to represent defendant on appeal through a mistake, that he was thoroughly familiar with the facts,…