SIMPSON v. STATE

No. A03A1389.

588 S.E.2d 291 (2003)

263 Ga. App. 467

SIMPSON v. The STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

October 1, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dwayne Simpson, pro se.

Richard E. Currie, Dist. Atty., Allen R. Knox, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.


RUFFIN, Presiding Judge.

Dwayne Simpson pled guilty to aggravated assault in 1995. Almost eight years later, Simpson moved for an out-of-time appeal, arguing that his trial counsel's ineffectiveness frustrated his right to a direct appeal. The trial court denied the motion, and Simpson appeals, proceeding pro se. For reasons that follow, we affirm.

The denial of a motion for out-of-time appeal falls within the trial court's discretion, and we will not reverse...

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