State v. Davis

— Attorney Patricia Pethick moves to withdraw as defense counsel in these three criminal appeals because she can find no nonfrivolous issues to raise. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S. Ct. 1396, 18 L. Ed. 2d 493 (1967). For the reasons explained below, we grant the motions and dismiss the appeals.

The defendant in each of these cases pleaded guilty to a "most serious offense” after having been previously convicted of at least two other such crimes. Each defendant was therefore sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole under the Persistent Offender ("Three…