Washington v. State

Beasley, Judge.

Washington pled guilty to possession of less than one ounce of marijuana. OCGA § 16-13-30 (j) (1). He filed a motion to withdraw his guilty plea and appealed from the denial of that motion. The appeal was dismissed as untimely, and the trial court subsequently granted his motion for an out-of-time appeal.

1. Washington contends his conviction is a nullity because the State Court of Clayton County did not have jurisdiction to try him on the charge of possession of marijuana. See Bass v. State, 169 Ga. App. 520 (313 SE2d 776) (1984).

This issue was decided in Kent v. State, 129 Ga.…