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AMOS v. STATE

No. S-9845.

46 P.3d 1044 (2002)

Steve E. AMOS, Petitioner, v. STATE of Alaska, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

As Corrected June 4, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Darrel Gardner, Assistant Public Advocate, and Brant McGee, Public Advocate, Anchorage, for Petitioner.

Nancy R. Simel, Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, and Bruce M. Botelho, Attorney General, Juneau, for Respondent.

Before: FABE, Chief Justice, MATTHEWS, EASTAUGH, BRYNER, and CARPENETI, Justices.

CORRECTED OPINION

EASTAUGH, Justice.

1. What remedy is appropriate if a criminal defendant's appointed appellate attorney fails to brief and argue the defendant's intended excessive sentence appeal along with his merit appeal? Because allowing the sentence appeal to go forward is the most effective use of judicial resources to correct counsel's failure, we vacate the order of the court of appeals denying the defendant's motions seeking an opportunity...

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