Stanley v. State

Andrews, Judge.

Randall Lee Stanley appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion for out-of-time appeal. Stanley contends he was denied effective assistance of counsel on appeal. We disagree and affirm the judgment of the trial court.

“To establish ineffective assistance of counsel, [a defendant] must show that his counsel’s performance was deficient and that the deficient performance prejudiced his defense. Strickland v. Washington, 466 U. S. 668, 687 (104 SC 2052, 80 LE2d 674) (1984).” Gross v. State, 262 Ga. 232, 233-234 (1) (416 SE2d 284) (1992). The test is whether there is a reasonable…