Ronnie D. Culpepper v. State

• Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
• Decided: October 29, 2014
• Docket: A15D0092
• Status: Published

Opinion

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia

ATLANTA,____________________ October 29, 2014

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A15D0092. RONNIE D. CULPEPPER v. THE STATE.

In 2002, Ronnie Culpepper pled guilty to forgery and burglary. He later filed a motion to withdraw the plea, which the trial court denied. Culpepper now seeks discretionary review in this Court. An order denying a motion to withdraw a guilty plea may be appealed directly. See Smith v. State, 283 Ga. 376 (659 SE2d 380) (2008). We will grant a timely-filed application for discretionary appeal if the lower court’s order is subject to direct appeal. See OCGA § 5-6-35 (j). Accordingly, this application is hereby GRANTED, and Culpepper shall have ten days from the date of this order to file a notice of appeal in the trial court. If he has already filed a notice of appeal in the trial court, he need not file a second notice. The clerk of the trial court is DIRECTED to include a copy of this order in the record transmitted to the Court of Appeals.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia 10/29/2014 Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________ I certify that the above is a true extract from the minutes of the Court of Appeals of Georgia. Witness my signature and the seal of said court hereto affixed the day and year last above written.

, Clerk.