Pearson v. State

Johnson, Presiding Judge.

On August 27, 1997, pursuant to a negotiated plea agreement and with the assistance of counsel, Tommy Pearson pled guilty to kidnapping and aggravated assault. Several years later he moved for an out-of-time appeal from the judgment of conviction entered on his guilty plea. The trial court denied the motion. Pearson appeals from that ruling.

The movant for an out-of-time appeal must establish a good and sufficient reason entitling him to such an appeal. “An out-of-time appeal is appropriate where, as the result of ineffective assistance of counsel, a timely direct…