Staley v. State

SMITH, Presiding Judge.

This is the third appeal by Edward Staley. Staley, represented by counsel, pled guilty to one count of child molestation and one count of aggravated child molestation in Hall County on April 22, 2002. He also pled guilty to similar charges in Chatham, Cherokee, and DeKalb counties. See Staley v. State, 284 Ga. 873 (672 SE2d 615) (2009); Staley v. State, 297 Ga. App. XXV (2009) (unpublished). Five years later, Staley filed numerous motions in the Chatham, Cherokee, and Hall county cases, seeking to set aside his conviction and sentence pursuant to OCGA § 17-9-4. Id. In…