Blackwell v. State

306 Ga. 577

FINAL COPY S19A0801. BLACKWELL v. THE STATE. WARREN, Justice. Just over four years after the trial court denied his timely motion to withdraw his guilty plea to murder and other crimes, appellant John Blackwell filed a pro se motion for out-of-time appeal. The trial court denied that motion summarily and without holding a hearing. As the Attorney General properly concedes, we must vacate the trial court’s order and remand the case for the trial court to hold a hearing to determine whether Blackwell is entitled to an out-of-time appeal due to the ineffective assistance of his…