State v. Cigic

After a jury trial in the Superior Court (Smukler, J.), the defendant, Carrie Cigic, was convicted of driving while intoxicated, subsequent offense, and operating after suspension, subsequent offense. On appeal, the defendant asks us to clarify the procedure that appellate counsel and this court should follow in a criminal appeal when appellate counsel has reviewed the record and concluded that the appeal presents only “frivolous” issues. The parties have briefed and argued the merits and drawbacks of the Anders brief, Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), and the so-called “Idaho rule”…