Davis v. State

310 Ga. 547

FINAL COPY S20A1318. DAVIS v. THE STATE. ELLINGTON, Justice. Detrik Lamon Davis appeals pro se from an order of the Superior Court of Lincoln County denying his motion for an out-of- time appeal. The superior court found that Davis failed to carry his burden of showing that the lack of an appeal from the judgment of conviction entered following his guilty plea was the result of counsel’s ineffective assistance. Davis contends that he was “forced to improperly proceed pro se on his first appeal from his conviction based on a guilty plea.” He also argues that he was entitled to…