Morrow v. State

I dissent. The majority misconstrues the basic issue before this Court, all but eradicates the limited rights of appeal of defendants who plead guilty, and denies Morrow his fundamental due process and equal protection rights under the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution by resolving the merits of any arguments that Morrow could raise on an appeal before he has had the opportunity to make those arguments.

1. First, the majority fails to recognize that the trial court improperly ruled on Morrow’s motion seeking permission to file an out-of-time appeal without making the…