State v. Betts

This is a direct appeal from a sentence of 18 months to 3 years in the custody of Director of Corrections, imposed after a plea of guilty to a burglary charge. Prior to the submission of this case and oral argument thereon, the State filed a motion to dismiss the appeal because of lack of jurisdiction in this court, and we reserved ruling thereon pending hearing on the merits. We dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.

Defendant’s guilty plea was accepted on August 14, 1975. He was sentenced by the District Court on September 26, 1975. On October 3, 1975, he filed a motion for a new trial…