State v. Robles-Vasquez

Memorandum Decision

PEARCE, Judge:

¶ 1 Defendant Michael Robles-Vasquez 1 appeals from the denial of his motion to reinstate his time to file a direct appeal, arguing that the district court's findings were inadequate. He also argues that his appeal period should be reinstated because his trial counsel's failure to file a timely appeal deprived him of his constitutional right to effective assistance of counsel. We affirm.

¶ 2 Defendant pleaded guilty to one count of attempted rape and one count of attempted forcible sodomy. On April 21, 2010, the district court sentenced him to two consecutive…