Legal Opinion

Aldridge v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 6, 1988No. 77075PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Sognier, Judge.

Glenn Aldridge was convicted of escape and second degree criminal damage to property on August 13, 1985. He moved on March 19, 1986, for permission to file an out-of-time appeal on the ground that his trial counsel had failed to file an appeal after being asked to do so, and the trial court granted his motion the same day. Appellant then filed a notice of appeal pro se together with a motion for appointment of counsel on June 5, 1986. The State immediately moved to dismiss the appeal as untimely, and the trial court granted the motion on June 10th. Subsequently, the lower court…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Hester v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
  2. Williams v. HopperSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  3. Willis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Cody v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
  2. Bodiford v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  3. Don Alexander v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2020

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