Davis v. State

Bethel, Justice.

**851Nearly twenty years ago, Appellant Donald Davis pleaded guilty to the murder of Shereka Smith and was convicted and sentenced. Davis did not timely pursue a direct appeal. Following his unsuccessful pursuit of a writ of habeas corpus, he filed a motion for an out-of-time appeal of his conviction, which the trial court denied. Davis now appeals that denial. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

On December 17, 1999, a Monroe County grand jury indicted Davis on charges of murder, felony murder predicated on aggravated assault, possession of a firearm by a convicted…