State v. Rapp

EAGER, Presiding Judge.

The defendant was convicted by a jury of uttering a forged check and, upon a finding of three prior felony convictions, he was sentenced by the court to serve a term of ten years, with an allowance of 251 days of jail time. The original notice of appeal was filed late, but this court granted leave under Rule 28.07 to file a delayed notice of appeal. The trial court permitted defendant to appeal as a poor person and furnished him a free transcript. Defendant was represented at the trial by appointed counsel who was thereafter permitted to withdraw; other counsel was…