DARDEN v. STATE

31043.

236 Ga. 897 (1976)

225 S.E.2d 904

DARDEN v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided May 18, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Grace W. Thomas, for appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Richard E. Hicks, Assistant District Attorney, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, for appellee.


NICHOLS, Chief Justice.

In August, 1972 the defendant was convicted of armed robbery. His punishment was fixed at 20 years and he stated in open court that he knew of his right to appeal, did not want an attorney, and that he was going to handle his appeal himself. Within 30 days of his conviction he filed notice of appeal in the Fulton County Superior Court. The appeal was not processed and the transcript was not filed in the trial court until September, 1975. On...

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