Sanders v. State

Blackburn, Presiding Judge.

Following his conviction for robbery and aggravated assault, Walter Sanders, Jr., pro se, appeals the trial court’s denial of his motions for an out-of-time appeal and for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence. Because Sanders waived his appeal rights by being a fugitive from the law and the newly discovered evidence proffered by him does not warrant the grant of a new trial, we affirm.

The record shows that, on February 9, 1994, a jury found Sanders guilty of three counts of armed robbery and one count of aggravated assault. During trial, Sanders’…