Edwards v. State

Andrews, Presiding Judge.

Willie Edwards appeals from the trial court’s denial of his motion for an out-of-time appeal from his conviction for two counts of child molestation. We find no abuse of discretion in the trial court’s denial of the motion, and conclude that, in the absence of a timely filed notice of appeal from the conviction, the appeal must be dismissed.

A jury found Edwards guilty of two counts of child molestation in December 1999. Edwards did not file a timely appeal from his conviction, but subsequently filed a pro se motion for an out-of-time appeal in August 2001 alleging…