Smothers v. State

Appellant Aaron Smothers pled guilty to several felony charges and was sentenced, per a negotiated plea agreement, to ten years’ imprisonment. He was represented by Stephen Morley, but on the day of his plea, Stephen’s brother, attorney Randall Morley, stood in for Stephen and represented Appellant during the plea hearing. The judgment and commitment order was filed on April 20, 2004. On June 9, Appellant filed a pro se notice of appeal. A partial record was tendered with our Clerk on August 31. That same date, our Clerk notified Stephen Morley that, as attorney of record, he would need to…