Tolefree v. State

Petitioner entered a plea of guilty to aggravated assault and possession of a firearm by a certain person. He was sentenced as a habitual offender to an aggregate term of 360 months' imprisonment. Petitioner then filed a pro se petition for postconviction relief, which the trial court denied and dismissed. No appeal was taken, and Petition instead sought a writ of certiorari requesting leave to proceed with a belated appeal. The Supreme Court treated the petition as a motion for belated appeal. The Court denied the appeal, holding that, under the circumstances, Petitioner did not establish good cause for his failure to file a timely notice of appeal. View "Tolefree v. State" on Justia Law