Surry v. the State

Robert Latron Surry filed a pro se appeal from the trial court’s order denying his motion for out-of-time appeal. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

In January 2009, Surry pled guilty to theft by receiving, fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer, and possession of cocaine. As part of his negotiated plea, Surry waived his rights to seek a sentence modification and to appeal his conviction. He also initialed and signed a detailed form acknowledging the same. In its order accepting the guilty plea, the trial court stated that it had reviewed the form, questioned Surry about its…