Somchanh Amphonephong v. State of Indiana

PYLE, Judge.

Statement of the Case

[1] Following a jury trial, Somchanh Amphonephong (“Amphonephong”) was convicted of three counts of child molesting, one as a Class A felony and two as Class C felonies. 1 At sentencing, Ampho-nephong informed the trial court that he wanted to appeal his convictions. The trial court told Amphonephong that it would appoint appellate counsel, but it failed to do so. Eighteen months later, Amphone-phong filed a petition seeking permission to file a belated notice of appeal. The trial court, acknowledging that it had failed to appoint appellate counsel, granted…