Echols v. State

Ruffin, Judge.

On August 17, 1987, Curtis Lee Echols, Jr. pled guilty to three counts of armed robbery and two counts of aggravated assault. Following a hearing, the trial court accepted the guilty pleas and sentenced Echols for the offenses. On March 15, 1995, Echols filed a motion for an out-of-time appeal. The trial court denied the motion, and Echols appealed, pro se. For reasons which follow, we affirm.

“An out-of-time appeal is authorized when defendant’s failure to file a timely direct appeal was due to ineffective assistance of counsel. [Cits.] ‘But in order for an out-of-time appeal to…