Canada v. State

hOn June 19, 2013, judgment was entered reflecting that petitioner Ronnie Lee Canada had entered a plea of guilty to battery in the first degree and endangering the welfare of a minor. An aggregate sentence of 480 months’ imprisonment was imposed.

On June 20, 2014, petitioner filed the motion that is now before us, requesting leave to proceed with a belated appeal of the judgment of conviction. Arkansas Rule of Appellate Procedure-Criminal 1(a) (2013) provides that there is no direct appeal from a plea of guilty. An exception is created when a conditional plea of guilty is premised on an…