State v. Thomas

|, JOHN D. SAUNDERS, Judge.

On June 17, 2005, this court issued a rule to show cause why these appeals should not be dismissed as untimely. In response to the rule to show cause, Appellate Counsel argues the failure of trial counsel to timely file a motion for appeal should not be imputed to Defendant. In the alternative, Defendant argues that these appeals should be treated as a motion for post-conviction relief seeking an out of time appeal. For the reasons that follow, we dismiss the appeals.

On October 19, 1999, Defendant, Joseph J. Thomas was convicted of Aggravated Robbery, Armed Robbery,…