Legal Opinion
Whitfield v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided December 14, 2011No. A11A1226, A11A1656PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHIPPS, Presiding Judge.
James Whitfield appeals the denial of his motion for an out-of-time appeal. For reasons that follow, the judgment in Case No. *298A11A1226 is vacated, and that case is remanded with direction; Case No. A11A1656 is dismissed.
Whitfield has represented himself throughout his case. After a jury trial, Whitfield was convicted on February 18, 2008 for driving under the influence and failure to maintain lane. He filed a timely motion for new trial. The trial court entered an order denying the motion on June 27, 2008.
Several weeks later, Whitfield filed an amended motion for new…
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