Tate v. State

Barnes, Presiding Judge.

Proceeding pro se, Christopher Tate appeals the trial court’s order denying his extraordinary motion in arrest of judgment. He contends that the court erred because his indictment failed to charge “proper venue,” he was improperly convicted and sentenced, and his guilty plea was involuntary and not intelligent because he was not informed of the essential elements of the charge against him. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

Tate was indicted for statutory rape, sodomy, aggravated child molestation, and two counts of child molestation. Pursuant to a negotiated plea,…