# 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 :

A1 7 D0 49 1 . LAMAR J OHNSON v . THE STATE.

Lam ar J o h ns o n was co n v i ct ed o f arm ed ro bb ery , h ijack i n g a m ot o r v eh i cl e,

k i d n ap p i ng , fal s e i m

p ri s o n m en t

, an d p o s s es s i o n o f a fi rearm d u ri n g th e co m m i s s i o n

o f a cri m e. On ap peal

, t h is Co u rt rev ers ed Jo h ns o n’ s co n v ict i o n fo r p o s s es s i o n o f a

fi rearm d u ri n g th e co m

m i s si o n o f a cri m e, b u t affi rm ed t h e r em ai n d er o f h i s

co n vi ct i o n s

. See Jo h n s o n v. S t a t e , 3 09 Ga. Ap p

. 65 5 (7 1 0 S E2 d 8 5 7 ) (2 0 1 1 ). In

2 0 1 6 , h e fi l ed a m o ti o n t o v acat e an d m o d i fy s en ten ce, an d a m ot i o n t o v acat e v o id

s en t en ce. Th e t ri al co u rt d en ied t h e m ot i o ns o n J an u ary 2 4, 2 0 17

. J o h n s o n t hen fi l ed

, i n t h e t ri al co u rt

, a m o t i o n fo r an ex t en s i o n o f t i m e t o ap p eal . On M ay 2 , 2 0 1 7

, t h e

t ri al co u rt g ran t ed t h e m o ti o n , p u rs u an t t o OCGA § 5 -6 -3 9

, an d g av e J o h n so n u n t i l

J u n e 1, 2 0 1 7

, t o fi l e a “ n o t ice o f ap peal [] .” 1 J o h n s o n fi l ed t hi s ap pl i cat i o n fo r

d i s cret i o n ary rev i ew o n Ju n e 1

, 2 0 1 7, 1 2 8 d a ys aft er en t ry o f t h e o rd er d en y i n g h i s

m o ti o n s s eek i n g rel i ef fro m h i s s en t en ce.

An ap p l i c a t i on fo r d i s cret i o n ary ap peal m u s t b e fi l ed wi t h i n 3 0 d ay s o f t h e

en t ry o f t h e o rd er o r ju d g m en t t o b e a p p e a l ed

. See OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (d ). Th e

req u i rem en t s o f OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 are ju ri s d i ct i o nal

, an d th i s Co urt can no t accep t an

ap p li cat io n fo r ap p eal no t m ad e i n co m p l i an ce th erewi th

. See Bo yl e v. S t a t e , 1 9 0 Ga.

1 A d irect ap p eal m ay l i e fro m an o rd er d en y i n g or d is m is s i n g a m o t i on t o v acat e a

v o i d s en t en ce, b u t on l y if t h e d efen d an t rai s es a co l o rab l e cl ai m t h at t h e s en t en ce i s , i n fact

,

v o i d

. See Ha r

p er v. S t a te

, 2 86 Ga. 2 1 6

, 2 1 7 n .1 (6 86 SE2 d 7 8 6 ) (2 0 09 ); Bu rg v. S t a t e , 2 9 7

Ga. Ap p

. 1 1 8, 1 1 9 ( 6 7 6 S E 2 d 4 6 5 ) (2 0 09 ). A s en t en ce i s v o i d o n ly i f i t i m p o s es

p u n i s h m en t t h at t h e l aw d o e s n o t a l l o w

. Cr u mb l ey v. S t a t e , 2 6 1 Ga. 6 10

, 6 1 1 (1 ) (4 0 9

SE2 d 5 17 ) (1 9 91 ). June 20, 2017Ap p

. 7 3 4 (3 8 0 SE2 d 5 7 ) (1 9 8 9 ). Al t h o u g h t h e t ri al co u rt p u rp o rt ed t o g ran t J o h n so n

an ex t en s i o n of ti m e t o fi l e an ap p li cat i on , it l ack ed au t h o ri t y t o d o s o

. See Ga b l e v.

S t a t e , 2 9 0 Ga. 8 1, 8 5 (2 ) (a) (7 2 0 SE2 d 1 7 0 ) (2 0 1 1 ) ( “ Becau se a d i s cret i o n ary

ap p li cat io n m

u s t b e fi l ed o n ly

i n an ap pel l at e co u rt , s ee OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (d ), a t r i al

co u rt m ay n o t g ran t an ex t en s i o n o f t h e ti m e t o fi le t h e ap p l i cat i o n p urs u an t t o OCGA

§ 5 -6 -3 9 .”). In s tead

, an ap p l i can t m us t req u es t an ex t en si o n fro m t h i s Co u rt

, wi t h in

t h e o ri gi n al 3 0 -d ay fi l i n g p eri o d . Id .; s ee al s o Co u rt o f Ap p eal s Ru l e 3 1 (i ).

Becau s e J o h ns o n d i d n ot m ak e a t i m el y req u es t fo r an ex t en s i o n b efo re t h i s

Co u rt

, we h av e n o b as i s fo r ex cu s i ng h i s fai l u re t o co m pl y wi t h th e 3 0 -d ay d ead l i n e

s et fo rt h i n O CGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (d ). Acco rd i n g l y , t h is ap p l i cat i o n i s h ereb y DISM ISSED

fo r l ack o f ju ri s di ct i o n

.

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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

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, C l e r k

. 06/20/2017