State v. Sells, Unpublished Decision (5-14-1999)
State v. Sells, Unpublished Decision (5-14-1999)
Opinion of the Court
Sells's attorney has filed a brief pursuant to Anders v.California (1967),
Sells's appellate counsel discusses, in his Anders brief, a possible claim of ineffective assistance of trial counsel, upon the ground that trial counsel was also counsel for the village that owned the property, a police cruiser, that was vandalized. However, we agree with Sells's appellate counsel that this cannot be the basis for a direct appeal because it is not apparent in the record of this case.
The only other possible claim of error that Sells's appellate counsel can think of, which is also echoed by Sells in his motion for a delayed appeal, is that the trial court did not advise him, upon taking his plea and sentencing him, of his right to appeal. Such advice is not required. State v. Borchers (1995),
We have reviewed the entire record, including the transcripts of the plea hearing and the sentencing hearing, and we agree with Sells's appellate counsel that there are no plausible claims of error appearing from this record. Accordingly, the judgment of the trial court is Affirmed.
GRADY, P.J., WOLFF and FAIN, JJ., concur.
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