Ronnie D. Culpepper v. State

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.