RUTLEDGE v. STATE

S21A1036.

870 S.E.2d 720 (2022)

RUTLEDGE v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: March 15, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Greg Howard Bell , Greg Howard Bell , Attorney at Law, 233 Carl Vinson Parkway, Warner Robins, Georgia 31088, for Appellant.

Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Paula Khristian Smith , Christopher M. Carr , Kathleen Leona McCanless , Department of Law, 40 Capital Square SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30334, George Herbert Hartwig , Houston County District Attorney's Office, 201 North Perry Parkway, Perry, Georgia 31069, for Appellee.


Appellant Marcus Rutledge pled guilty to malice murder in connection with the April 2016 shooting death of Brian Williams. Appellant filed a motion for an out-of-time appeal in the trial court, which entered an order denying the motion. For the reasons explained below, the trial court should have dismissed, rather than denied, the...

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