Hicks v. State

Carley, Justice.

In 1992, Jermarco Hicks pled guilty to charges of murder and armed robbery. He was represented by counsel at the hearing where the pleas were tendered and accepted. Hicks did not appeal from the judgments of conviction and sentences entered on the pleas. In 2004, however, he did file a pro se “Motion for Void Judgment,” which was, in essence, a motion to withdraw his guilty pleas. The trial court dismissed the motion because it was untimely, and this Court affirmed. Hicks v. State, 279 Ga. 303 (612 SE2d 801) (2005).

During the pendency of that appeal, Hicks filed a pro se…