State v. Churton

MOLLOY, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of guilty and sentence as to the crime of grand theft. The defendant had originally been charged with robbery but subsequently entered a plea of guilty to the “reduced” charge of grand theft. 1

Fifty-four days after his being sentenced to prison as a result of his plea, the defendant simultaneously filed, in propria persona, a “notice of appeal,” and “affidavit of indigency,” and a “motion for new trial.” The motion for new trial was denied by the trial court on the grounds that, after the filing of the notice of appeal, that court had no further…