Threlkeld v. State

Blackburn, Chief Judge.

Following a guilty plea, Larry Wayne Threlkeld, proceeding pro se, appeals his conviction for public indecency, contending that he was (1) denied his right to effective assistance of counsel, (2) entitled to first offender treatment, and (3) not sentenced as a first offender because of his status as an attorney. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

1. Threlkeld argues that he was denied effective assistance of counsel because his counsel below was not adequately prepared to handle a trial, and, therefore, he had no choice but to plead guilty. The State rightly…