Houston v. State

302 Ga. 35

FINAL COPY S17A0769. HOUSTON v. THE STATE. NAHMIAS, Justice. Appellant Thomas Houston challenges the trial court’s order denying his motion for an out-of-time appeal from his 2008 convictions by guilty pleas to two murders and numerous other crimes in connection with a series of home invasions targeting Hispanic victims in Columbus. Pretermitting whether Appellant has shown a proper excuse for not filing a timely appeal, the record shows that he is not entitled to an out-of-time appeal. Accordingly, we affirm. 1. The home invasions began on February 16, 2007, and ended on the night…