When Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney first read Leslie Singleton's letter, he assumed there was a mistake. Singleton, an inmate at Coffee Correctional Facility, wanted to know what was holding up his motion for a new trial because he had been waiting: more than 20 years. The case of Leslie Singleton, who was convicted for the murder of an Atlanta police officer, somehow had fallen through the cracks of the Fulton County court system Singleton was convicted of armed robbery, two counts of aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. Singleton appeals contending that (1) the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions; (2) the trial court erred in admitting hearsay testimony in violation of his confrontation right, and in holding a witness in contempt in the presence of the jury; (3) the delay in hearing his motion for new trial and the trial court's failure to deem him indigent violated his due process rights; and (4) his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance.