OPINION
MEYER, Justice.
The juvenile court convicted and sentenced 14-year-old appellant Jerry Vang as an adult in this first-degree murder case. Vang, who was indigent, made a timely request that the State Public Defender's Office (SPDO) file a direct appeal on his behalf. The SPDO did not file a direct appeal. Well after the time to file a direct appeal expired, the SPDO filed a petition for postconviction relief on behalf of Vang. The postconviction court...
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