Jose M. Morales v. State

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,__________________ February 19, 2013 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A13A0822. MORALES v. THE STATE. This pro se appeal was docketed on December 17, 2012. On December 26, 2012, appellant Jose M. Morales filed a motion for appointment of bilingual counsel to represent him in his appeal from the denial of his pro se motion for leave to file an out-of-time appeal. On appeal, Morales raises a claim of ineffective assistance. A claim of ineffective assistance of counsel must be raised at the earliest practical moment, which…