State v. Adams

Appellant, tried with three codefendants, was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to twenty-one (21) years imprisonment. On appeal, counsel for appellant filed a brief under authority of Anders v. California, 386 U. S. 738, 87 S. Ct. 1396, 18 L. Ed. (2d) 493 (1967), asserting no meritorious grounds for appeal and requesting permission to withdraw from further representation. By Order of October 23, 1979, this Court denied the request to withdraw and directed further examination of the jury instruction addressing possession of recently stolen goods.

*109The trial judge below instructed the…