Opinion ID: 2554925
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Text: [¶ 2] Most of the facts are not disputed. In 2008, Adjutant was summonsed and later charged by complaint for operating while his license was suspended or revoked. Before his scheduled arraignment, Adjutant went to court and signed a Notice of Fine and Plea/Answer form, which stated: You are charged with the offense of operating while license suspended and a fine and surcharges totalling [ sic ] $310.00 has been set. ... If you do not wish to appear in Court, you may sign the PLEA/ANSWER below and return this Notice of Fine and Plea/Answer with payment to:       PLEA/ANSWER I plead guilty/admit to the above offense and enclose the fine set forth above. Date: 11/14/08 [Adjutant's signature] ________ __________________________ Signature of defendant Adjutant paid the fine in full that day. He asserts that he was without counsel that day and that he was not informed of his right to counsel or right to a jury trial. [¶ 3] Almost one year later, Adjutant, through counsel, moved to correct or reduce his sentence pursuant to M.R.Crim. P. 35. [1] The court denied his motion without a hearing. Adjutant filed a notice of appeal in the District Court without specifically designating the appellate court. Although we dismissed this appeal as untimely, we later granted Adjutant's unopposed motion to reinstate the appeal.