Conway v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant was convicted of the offenses of armed robbery, kidnapping and aggravated assault (with intent to rob). He appeals. Held:

1. In Evitts v. Lucey, 469 U. S. 387 (105 SC 830, 83 LE2d 821), the United States Supreme Court made it clear that a criminal defendant is entitled to effective assistance of counsel in the pursuit of his appeal rights. In so doing, the high court disapproved of the dismissal of a criminal defendant’s first appeal as of right. See DeBroux v. State, 176 Ga. App. 81 (335 SE2d 170). Following Evitts v. Lucey, supra, we have endeavored to…