Brown v. State

The appellant, Arthur Brown, pleaded guilty to four counts of leaving the scene of an accident at which four persons were injured and one count of assault. He was *478sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment on each count of leaving the scene of an accident and to 15 years’ imprisonment for the assault conviction, the sentence for assault to run concurrently with those for leaving the scene of an accident. Brown filed written notice of appeal within 42 days of the date he was sentenced.

Brown pleaded guilty on October 21, 2002. Rule 14.4(a)(l)(viii), Ala.R.Crim.P., was amended effective August 1, 2002,…