Darden v. State

Nichols, Chief Justice.

In August, 1972 the defendant was convicted of armed robbery. His punishment was fixed at 20 years and he stated in open court that he knew of his right to appeal, did not want an attorney, and that he was going to handle his appeal himself. Within 30 days of his conviction he filed notice of appeal in the Fulton County Superior Court. The appeal was not processed and the transcript was not filed in the trial court until September, 1975. On the same date that the appellant filed his notice of appeal in 1972, he also filed a motion for appointment of counsel. Counsel was…