262 Ga. App. 790 - Howse v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 state decisions

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1. “our courts have long recognized the right to effective assistance of counsel on appeal from a criminal conviction, and have permitted out of time appeals if the appellant was denied his right of appeal through counsel’s negligence or ignorance, or if the appellant was not adequately informed of his appeal rights. If a timely direct appeal was not taken as the result of ineffective assistance of counsel, then an out-of-time appeal is appropriate. When a criminal defendant has lost his right to appellate review of his conviction due to error of counsel, he is entitled to an out-of-time appeal. But when a convicted party by his own conduct or in concert with his counsel has slept on his rights, he forfeits his right to appeal.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Wright v. State

2. “The controlling issues at this hearing will be whether defendant was denied his right of appeal through counsel’s negligence or ignorance, or whether defendant was fully and fairly informed of his appeal rights. An out of time appeal will not be authorized if the delay was attributable to the defendant’s conduct, either alone or in concert with counsel.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Wright v. State