Lewis v. Georgia
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Prisoner Viondi Lewis filed a pro se appeal of the denial of his motion for an out-of-time appeal. Lewis was indicted and charged along with three others of having committed two counts of malice murder, two counts of felony murder, two counts of armed robbery, aggravated assault, three counts of false imprisonment, and three counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. Lewis pled guilty to only one count of felony murder and was sentenced to life in prison; as part of the plea negotiations, an order of nolle prosequi was entered as to the remaining counts against him. Lewis filed a pro se motion for an out-of-time appeal, alleging that the trial court and his plea counsel failed to inform him of his appeal rights. Later he filed a "motion to amendment out of time appeal" making additional claims about the record, the voluntariness of the plea, and the conduct of his plea counsel. Following a hearing, the superior court denied the motion. Lewis filed a notice of appeal in late 2004, and the appeal was docketed in the Supreme Court in the April 2013 term. Lewis's complaints were "unavailing," and the Supreme Court affirmed the superior court.
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