Ingram v. State

JOHNSON, Presiding Judge.

Reginald Ingram filed these pro se appeals from the denial of his “Motion for an Order Allowing the Defendant to File a Motion for New Trial and Pursue an Appeal Out-of-Time.” For the reasons that follow, we (1) vacate the trial court’s order denying Ingram’s motion for an out-of-time appeal and remand the case for a hearing consistent with this opinion; and (2) affirm the trial court’s order as to the motion for new trial.

In March 2004, after a jury trial in which he was represented by counsel, Ingram was convicted of violating the Georgia Controlled Substances Act…