Patrick Earwood v. State

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ April 12, 2018 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A18A0507. EARWOOD v. THE STATE. Patrick Earwood appeals from an order of the Superior Court of Floyd County which denied his timely-filed motion for a new trial as “time barred,” summarily concluding that he had “abandoned” his motion by failing to obtain post-conviction counsel within the time prescribed by the court. Because the trial court erred in denying the motion on this basis, we vacate the order and remand to the trial court for further…