# C o u rt o f

A p p ea ls

o f t h e S t a te o f

G eo rg ia

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Th e Co u rt

o f Ap p ea l s h er eb y p a s s es t h e f

o ll owi n g o r der :

A1 6 A0 01 7 . CLAYBOSS v . THE STATE.

Ap p el l an t i n t h e ab ov e-referen ced cas e was co n v i ct ed fo l l o wi n g a ju ry t ri al o n

A u g u s t 1 3

, 2 0 1 3 an d w as s en t en ced a few m o n t hs l at er. On D ecem b er 1 6

, 2 0 1 3,

ap p el l an t ’ s tri al c o u n s el fi l ed a m o ti o n

, s t at i n g t h at ap p el l an t w as i n d i g en t an d

req u es t i ng t h at t h e co u rt ap p o in t n ew ap p el l at e co un s el becau s e tri al co un s el wo u ld

n o l o n g er b e rep res en t i n g ap p el l an t

. On J an u ary 6

, 2 01 4

, ap p el lan t

, n o w pro ceed i n g

p r o s e

, fi l ed a s im i lar m o t i on

, req u es t i n g n ew co u n s el

, b u t t h e t r i al co urt t o o k n o

act i on u p o n t h i s m o t i o n u n ti l Feb ru ary 2 , 2 0 1 5 , wh en i t g ran ted ap p el l an t’ s req u es t

an d ap p oi n t ed ap p el l at e co u n s el

. Sh o rt l y t hereaft er, ap p el l at e co u ns el m o ved fo r an

o u t -o f-t i m e ap p eal

, s t at i n g t h at t ri al co u n s el n ev er fi led m o t i o n fo r n ew t ri al o r a

n o t i c e o f ap p eal b efo re t erm i n at i n g h i s rep res en t at i o n

. On M ay 2 7, 20 1 5, t h e t r i a l

co u rt g ran ted ap p el l an t ’ s m o ti o n fo r an o u t -o f-t i m e ap p eal

, a n d s u b s eq u en t l y

,

ap p el l an t fi l ed a n o t i ce o f ap p eal

.

O n a p p e a l

, ap p el l an t co n t en d s

, i n t er a l ia

, t h at h i s t ri al co u n sel ren d ered

i n effect i v e a s s i s t an ce b y refu s i n g t o al l o w ap p el l an t t o t es t i fy i n h i s o wn d efen s e.

Ho wev er, g i v en t h e fact t h at “ t h i s ap p eal was ap p el l an t ’ s fi rs t o p p o rt u n i ty t o rai s e t h e

i s su e o f i n effect i ve as s i s t an ce o f t ri al co u n s el

, we wi l l rem an d th e cas e fo r an

ev i d en t i ary h eari n g o n t h at cl ai m .” Hu ng v. S t a t e

, 2 8 2 Ga. 68 4

, 68 5 (2 ) (6 5 3 SE2 d 4 8 )

(2 0 0 7) (p u n ct uat i o n o m i t t ed ). Acco rd i n g l y

, i t i s h ereb y o rd ered t h at t h i s cas e b e

rem an ded t o t h e t ri al co urt s o th at t h e co u rt can c o n d u c t an ev i d en t i ary h eari n g o n

ap p el l an t ’ s i n effect i v e as s is t an ce o f co u n s el cl ai m

. It is fu rt h er ord ered t h at i f t h e t ri al

co u rt fi n d s t h at ap p el l an t was d en i ed effect i v e as s i s t an ce o f t ri al co u n s el , ap p el l an t

s h al l b e en t i tl ed t o a new t ri al ; h o wev er, i f t h e t ri al co urt fi n d s t hat ap p el l an t was n ot February 11, 2016d en ie d effect i v e as s i st an ce o f t ri al co u n s el

, th en ap p el l an t w i l l b e en ti t led t o fi l e a

n o t i ce o f ap p eal wi t h i n 3 0 d ay s o f t h e en t ry o f an y s uch ad v ers e o rd er.

C o u r t o f A p p e a l s o f t h e S t a t e o

f G e o r g ia

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, A t la n t a

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t h e m i n u t e s o

f t h e C o u r t o

f A p p e a l s o f G e o r g i a

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f s a i d c o u r t

h e r e t o a f f i x e d t h e d a y a n d y e a r l a s t a b o v e w r i t t e n

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, C l e r k

. 02/11/2016