Evans v. State

Sognier, Chief Judge.

Jerry Evans was convicted by a Chatham County jury of voluntary manslaughter and four other charges stemming from his possession and use of a handgun during the crime. He appeals from the denial of his motion for an out of time appeal.

The jury’s verdict was rendered on May 17, 1989, and appellant was sentenced on May 26. The transcript of the sentencing hearing reveals that after sentence was imposed, the trial judge informed appellant, who was represented by appointed counsel, that he had the right to appeal the verdict and to appeal his sentence to the sentence review…