Hadfield v. State

Judge Arnold Shulman.

The appellant pled guilty to one count of aggravated assault and one count of robbery and was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment on each count, to be served concurrently. At the time he entered the pleas, the appellant was represented by the public defender. However, he filed his notice of appeal pro se; and after the case was docketed in this court, the trial court appointed other counsel to represent him on appeal. Said counsel sought and obtained from the trial court leave to file an out-of-time motion for new trial challenging the effectiveness *610of the representation…