State v. Stewart

TOOMEY, Judge:

¶1 Calvin Paul Stewart was convicted in 2003 of seventeen second and third degree felonies. Twelve years later, he filed a motion to reinstate the period for filing a direct appeal, which the court denied. He appeals the denial of that motion, arguing that a criminal defendant's right to appeal requires that the defendant be informed of the right to counsel on appeal. We agree and therefore reverse.

BACKGROUND

¶2 In 2001, the State charged Stewart with multiple securities violations, including securities fraud and the sale of unregistered securities. He was initially represented…