Whitner v. State

Sognier, Chief judge.

Roy Lee Whitner was convicted and sentenced for the crimes of rape, aggravated sodomy, two counts of armed robbery, two counts of aggravated battery, two counts of burglary, and possession of a knife during the commission of various felonies, and he appeals.

Appellant originally filed a pro se appeal which was timely but not technically correct. His second attempt was dismissed by the trial court as untimely. Appellant’s trial counsel then submitted an affidavit to the trial court in which he averred that he had timely informed the trial court that appellant could not…