Chism v. the State

BARNES, Presiding Judge.

Deandre Chism pled guilty to armed robbery, kidnapping, and other offenses in 2005, and was sentenced to life plus ten years. After repeated unsuccessful attempts to obtain a copy of his plea transcript and other documents, in 2015 Chism filed a pro se motion for an out-of-time appeal. The trial court denied the motion, and for the reasons that follow, we affirm.

In his motion for an out-of-time appeal, Chism argued that on November 11, 2005, three days after he pled guilty and was sentenced, he asked his court-appointed lawyer to file either a motion to withdraw his…