Moody v. State

Allihondra Clarance Moody (defendant) appeals his convictions arising from a jury trial on several counts and a subsequent bench trial on the remaining count. We affirm as to the bench-tried count without comment. We write to explain why we decline to address the defendant’s argument as to the counts tried by a jury, as the appeal is untimely as to those counts.

The defendant was charged with five counts, the fourth of which was possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Count 4 was severed for trial, and the defendant was first tried before a jury on counts 1, 2, 3, and 5. The jury found…