State v. Meiser

*336*618Defendant requests that the court determine whether he prematurely filed a notice of appeal from a judgment of conviction and sentence. Defendant timely filed a motion in arrest of judgment, the trial court did not decide that motion within 55 days after the date of entry of judgment, and defendant thereafter filed a notice of appeal. Under the circumstances, we conclude that defendant filed an effective notice of appeal and that we have jurisdiction to proceed with the appeal.

The trial court entered the judgment on November 7, 2017. On November 17, 2017, defendant filed a motion in…