Amos v. State

CORRECTED OPINION

EASTAUGH, Justice.

1. What remedy is appropriate if a erimi-nal defendant's appointed appellate attorney fails to brief and argue the defendant's intended excessive sentence appeal along with his merit appeal? Because allowing the sentence appeal to go forward is the most effective use of judicial resources to correct counsel's failure, we vacate the order of the court of appeals denying the defendant's motions seeking an opportunity to brief his sentence appeal.

2. Steve Amos entered a plea of no contest to one count of first degree robbery and one count of first degree sexual…