Randolph v. State

Ruffin, Judge.

Keldin Randolph was convicted of two counts of selling cocaine and was sentenced to life imprisonment. Neither a motion for new trial nor a timely appeal was filed, and Randolph now appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion for an out-of-time appeal. Because we find that the trial court erred in denying Randolph’s motion for an out-of-time appeal, we reverse.

On August 16, 1994, Randolph was convicted by a jury in Hall County Superior Court of two counts of selling cocaine. OCGA § 16-13-30 (b). Two years earlier, he had pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute…