Kelvin Carswell v. State

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ December 15, 2015 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A16A0564. KELVIN CARSWELL v. THE STATE. Carswell was convicted of hijacking a motor vehicle and sentenced in January 2012. Following the denial of his motion for new trial, he directly appealed to this Court. While his appeal was pending, his trial counsel withdrew, and we dismissed his appeal because he failed to file an appellate brief. Carswell v. State, A14A0185 (dismissed Dec. 11, 2013). Carswell subsequently filed a pro se motion for out-of-…