Strickland v. State

Mikell, Judge.

John Cleburne Strickland was convicted of disorderly conduct on August 20, 2001, following a bench trial.1 He filed a notice of appeal on September 24, 2001, 35 days after the conviction was entered. On January 10, 2002, following a hearing which was not transcribed, the trial court granted the state’s motion to dismiss Strickland’s notice of appeal due to unreasonable and inexcusable delay under OCGA § 5-6-48 (c). According to the trial court’s order dismissing the appeal, the court reporter provided a trial transcript to Strickland on November 20, 2001;2 however, on January…