Mosley v. State

BOEHM, Justice.

In Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), the Supreme Court of the United States established a procedure permitting appointed counsel to withdraw from "frivolous" erimi-nal appeals. We decline to adopt the An- ders protocol and hold that in any direct criminal appeal as a matter of right, counsel must submit an advocative brief in accordance with Indiana Appellate Rule 46.

Facts and Procedural History

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police officers William Flude and Joe Stern responded to a report of an unruly patron at Bubbaz Bar & Grill. After…