State v. Upkins (Slip Opinion)

Cynthia Westcott Rice, J., of the Eleventh District Court of Appeals, sitting for O'Neill, J.

*31 {¶ 2} I disagree with the decision to dismiss this case as improvidently accepted. There are a number of problems regarding Anders briefs in this state that should be resolved by this court, and this case presents an opportunity to resolve several of those problems.

I. Background

{¶ 3} Appellant, Lamone Upkins, was charged with four counts of fifth-degree-felony drug trafficking, seven counts of fourth-degree-felony drug trafficking, and one count of third-degree-felony drug trafficking. Upkins,…