Bryant v. State

Barnes, Judge.

Earnest Leon Bryant appeals the denial of his motion for an out-of-time appeal. Following a jury trial and proceeding pro se, Bryant was convicted in October 1995 of one count of trafficking in cocaine, two counts of violating the Georgia Controlled Substances Act for possession of cocaine and marijuana, and driving without a license. During trial he elected not to enter a plea, asserting instead that he was appearing specially “in propria persona, sui juris, not pro se, as a natural person and common law citizen, under threat and duress, to challenge the jurisdiction of this…