Brown v. State

Lewis, Chief Justice:

Appellant, 17 years of age at the time and represented by retained counsel, entered a plea of guilty to- armed robbery and received a sentence of twenty (20) years. He subsequently filed an application for post-conviction relief, which was denied by the lower court, and this appeal followed.

The public defender was appointed to represent' appellant and in due course filed a brief in compliance with Anders v. California, 386 U. S. 738, 87 S. Ct. 1396, 18 L. Ed. (2d) 493, and asked the Court for leave to withdraw as counsel for appellant since he saw no merit, in the appeal.…