Brittingham v. State

Summary

The Supreme Court affirmed Brittingham's convictions and sentences after independently reviewing the record under the applicable withdrawal-and-no-merit procedure. It held that his unsupported constitutional claims were waived, his ineffective-assistance claim would not be considered on direct appeal, and his sentencing challenges lacked merit because the sentence satisfied the mandatory statutory minimum and remained within statutory limits. The Court also concluded that counsel had conscientiously examined the record and that the appeal presented no arguably appealable issue.