# 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

ATLANTA,_

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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 :

A2 1 D0 33 4 . DEW AYNE THOMAS v . THE STATE.

In 2 0 1 3

, Deway ne Th o m as p l ed g u il t y t o t w o dru g o ffen s es an d was s en t en ced

as a fi rs t o f

f e n d er t o t en y ears , t o s erv e fi ve i n co n fi n em en t an d t h e rem ai n d er o n

p ro b at i o n

. In 20 1 9

, t h e t ri al co u rt rev ok ed Th om as ’ s p ro bat i o n an d fi rs t -o ffen d er

s t at u s u p o n fi n d i n g t hat h e h ad co m m i t t ed n ew o ffen s es a n d vi o l at ed cert ai n

co n di t i o n s o f p ro b at io n. Th e co u rt ad ju d icat ed h i m

g u i l t y o f t h e 2 0 1 3 o ffen s es an d

s en t en ced h i m

t o a t o t al o f 4 0 y ears i n co n fi n em en t

. In No v em b er 2 0 2 0, Th o m as fi l ed a m o t io n t o co rrect h i s sen t en ce, arg ui n g t h at

t h e t ri al co u rt h ad erred b y im p os i n g a m o re s ev ere s en t en ce u p o n rev o k i ng h i s fi rs t

o ffen d e r p ro b at i o n

. Th e tri al co u rt d en i ed t h e m o t i o n , an d Th om as fi l ed a d i rect

ap p eal to t h i s Co u rt

. W e di s m i s s ed t h e ap p eal fo r l ack o f ju ri s d i ct i o n b ecau s e Th o m as

was req u ired t o fi le a di s cret i o n ary ap p l icat i o n t o o b t ai n rev i ew o f an o rd er rev o k i n g

fi rs t -o ffen d er p ro b at io n . See Cas e No . A2 1 A0 80 7 (J an . 1 4 , 2 0 2 1 ).

Back i n t h e t ri al co urt

, Th o m as fi l ed a s eco n d m o ti o n t o co rrect h i s s en t en ce,

ag ai n arg u i n g t h at t h e co u rt h ad erred b y i m p o s i n g a m o re s ev ere s e n t e n ce u p o n

rev o k i n g h i s fi rs t -o ffen der p ro b at i o n

. On M arch 2 3

, 2 0 2 1 , t h e t ri al co u rt en t ered an

o rd er fi n d i n g t hat T h o m as ’ s s eco n d m o t i o n was i d en t i cal to t h e fi rs t an d t h erefo re was

m o ot

. On M ay 3

, 2 0 21

, Th o m as fi led t h i s ap p li cat i o n fo r d is cret i o nary a p p eal

. W e

l ack ju ri s d i ct i o n b ecau se t h e ap p l icat i o n was n o t t i m el y fi l ed

. An ap p l i cat i o n fo r d is cret i o n ary ap p eal m u s t b e fi l ed wi th i n 3 0 d ay s o f en t ry

o f t h e o rd er t o b e ap p eal ed

. OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (d ). Th e req u irem en ts of OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5

are ju ri s d i ct i o n al

, an d t h i s Co u rt can n o t accep t an ap pl i cat io n fo r ap p eal n ot m ad e in

co m p l ian ce t h erewi t h

. See Cr o s s o n v. Co n wa y , 2 9 1 Ga. 2 2 0, 22 0 (1 ) (7 28 SE2 d 6 1 7 ) May 27, 2021(2 0 1 2); Bo

yl e v. S t at e , 1 9 0 Ga

. Ap p

. 7 3 4, 7 3 4 (3 8 0 SE2 d 5 7) (1 9 8 9 ). T h o m as fi l ed

t h i s ap p l icat io n 4 1 day s aft er en t ry o f t h e o rd er h e s eek s t o ap p eal

. A cco rd i n g l y , t h e

ap p li cat io n i s u n t i m el y

an d i s h ereb y DISM ISSED fo r l ack o f ju ri s d i ct i o n

.

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

C le r k ’ s O f f i c e

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I c e r ti fy t h a t t h e a b o v e is a tr u e e x t r a c t f r o m

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

. 05/27/2021