Chance R. Brown v. State

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ July 22, 2022 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A22A1725. CHANCE R. BROWN v. THE STATE. In 1993, Chance R. Brown pled guilty to voluntary manslaughter and robbery. In 2021, he filed a motion for an out-of-time appeal. The trial court dismissed the motion based on the Supreme Court’s recent holding in Cook v. State,

313 Ga. 471

( 870 SE2d 758) (2022), and Brown appeals. We, however, lack jurisdiction. In Cook, the Supreme Court determined that a trial court lacks authority to grant an out-of-time appeal.…