DELONEY v. THE STATE (Two Cases)

302 Ga. 142

FINAL COPY S17A0700, S17A0701. DELONEY v. THE STATE (two cases). NAHMIAS, Justice. Facing the death penalty, in 2001 Appellant Danny Deloney pled guilty to the felony murder of his six-year-old daughter, Porsha, and numerous other crimes. Fourteen years later, he filed a motion for out-of-time appeal, which the trial court denied. He appeals pro se, arguing that the trial court erred in denying his motion and in failing to hold an evidentiary hearing on the motion. Pretermitting whether Appellant alleged a proper excuse for not filing a timely appeal, the record shows that he is…