Wallace v. State

Miller, Judge.

Jamaine Wallace pled guilty to several charges, including burglary, aggravated assault, and false imprisonment. Eighteen months later, Wallace filed a motion for out-of-time appeal, which motion the trial court denied. On appeal Wallace challenges the denial of his motion, arguing that he was not informed of his right to appeal by either trial counsel or the court.

“A criminal defendant has no unqualified right to file a direct appeal from a judgment of conviction and sentence entered on a guilty plea. A direct appeal will lie from a judgment of conviction and sentence entered on…