Carr v. State

CARLEY, Justice.

Ajury found Lashandra Carr guilty of malice murder and related offenses. After the denial of a motion for new trial, her attorney filed an untimely notice of appeal, which was dismissed pursuant to an order expressly stating that she could file a request for an out-of-time appeal in the trial court. See Rowland v. State, 264 Ga. 872 (452 SE2d 756) (1995). Thereafter, Ms. Carr did not file such a request. Instead, her lawyer filed a sua sponte notice of out-of-time appeal, noting his own ineffectiveness in filing the untimely original notice. The case is now before this Court…