Rodriquez v. State

Blackburn, Presiding Judge.

On August 16, 2006, David Rodriquez, while represented by counsel, pled guilty to a single count of trafficking in methamphetamine. On January 7, 2009, Rodriquez filed a pro se motion for an out-of-time appeal, seeking to challenge his conviction. As the grounds for his motion, Rodriquez asserted only that, at the time of his guilty plea, neither his attorney nor the trial court informed him of his right to appeal his conviction. Rodriquez now appeals, pro se, from the trial court’s denial of that motion.

Because Rodriquez failed to establish that he had a right to a…