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Pless v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jan 27, 1983
299 S.E.2d 749 (Ga. Ct. App. 1983)

Opinion

65601.

DECIDED JANUARY 27, 1983.

Armed robbery, etc. Carroll Superior Court. Before Judge Smith.

Arthur E. Mallory III, District Attorney, Anita F. Smith, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.


Herschel Pless entered a negotiated plea of guilty to two counts of armed robbery and one count of robbery by intimidation. He was sentenced by the Superior Court of Carroll County to twelve years in the state penitentiary on each count, the sentences to be served concurrently, and subsequently filed an appeal from this judgment.

Appellant's appointed counsel has filed a motion in this court requesting permission to withdraw and, in accordance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 ( 87 SC 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493) (1967) and Bethay v. State, 237 Ga. 625 ( 229 S.E.2d 406) (1976), filed a brief raising points of law which might arguably support the appeal. Pursuant to the rulings in Anders and Bethay, we conducted an extensive examination of the record and transcript filed in this case in order to determine if the appeal is, in fact, frivolous. On the basis of that review, we have granted counsel's motion to withdraw and find that the requirements of Anders and Bethay have been met, that no reversible error appears in the record and that a rational trier of fact could have found from the evidence presented at trial that the appellant was guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Drayton v. State, 157 Ga. App. 872 ( 278 S.E.2d 758) (1981).

Judgment affirmed. Banke and Carley, JJ., concur.

DECIDED JANUARY 27, 1983.


Summaries of

Pless v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jan 27, 1983
299 S.E.2d 749 (Ga. Ct. App. 1983)
Case details for

Pless v. State

Case Details

Full title:PLESS v. THE STATE

Court:Court of Appeals of Georgia

Date published: Jan 27, 1983

Citations

299 S.E.2d 749 (Ga. Ct. App. 1983)
299 S.E.2d 749