State v. Rees

NEHRING, Justice:

¶ 1 We granted certiorari to review the procedure and remedy selected by the court of appeals to provide a defendant who claimed that he had been denied a meaningful appeal due to the ineffectiveness of his counsel. We hold that the post-conviction procedure and remedy extended to Mr. Rees by the court of appeals were not available to him and therefore reverse.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 Troy Rees was convicted of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. He appealed to the court of appeals, challenging the trial court’s ruling on his motion to suppress evidence together with his…