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A p p ea ls

o f t h e S t a te o f

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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 9 A2 04 5 . W I LLI E MAYS v . THE STATE.

I n 2 0 1 5

, W i l l i e M a ys p l e d g u i l t y to t h eft b y t ak i n g

. H e h a s f

i l e d n u m e r o u s

ap p li cat io n s an d d i rect ap p eal s i n t h i s Co u rt st em m i n g fro m

h i s p l ea. 1 In t h i s d i rect

ap p eal

, M ay s at t em

p t s t o ap p eal t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s Oct o b er 1 7

, 2 0 1 7 o rd er d en y i n g h i s

m o ti o n t o set as i d e a v o i d ju d g m en t

. Ho wev er, M ay s d i d n o t fi l e a n o t i ce o f ap p eal

fro m t h i s o rd er u n t i l Decem

b er 4 , 2 0 1 7

. W e l ack ju ri s d ict i o n fo r t w o reas on s

. Fi rs t

, a n ot ice o f ap p eal m u s t b e f i l ed wi t h i n 3 0 d ay s o f en t ry o f t h e o rd er

s o u g ht t o b e ap p eal ed

. OCGA § 5 -6 -3 8 (a). Th e p ro p er an d t i m el y fi l i n g o f a n o t i ce

o f ap p eal i s an ab s o l u t e req u i rem en t t o co n fer ju ri s d i ct i o n o n th i s Co u rt

. Ro wl a n d v.

S t a t e , 2 6 4 Ga. 87 2

, 8 7 2 (1 ) (4 5 2 SE2 d 7 5 6 ) (1 9 9 5 ). M a ys ’s n o t i c e o f ap p eal i s

u n t i m el y , as i t was fi led 4 8 d ay s aft er en t ry o f t he o rd er h e s eek s t o ap p eal

. M o reo v er, as t h e Su p rem e Co u rt has ex pl ai ne d

, a p o s t-co n v i ct i o n m o t i o n to

v acat e o r s et as i d e an al l eg ed ly v o i d co n v ict i o n i s n o t an ap p ro p r i a t e rem ed y i n a

cri m i n al cas e. See Ro ber ts v. S t a t e , 2 8 6 Ga. 5 3 2, 5 3 2 (6 9 0 SE2 d 1 5 0) (2 0 10 ); Ha r p er

v. S t a te

, 2 8 6 Ga. 21 6

, 2 1 8 ( 1) (6 8 6 SE2 d 7 8 6) (2 0 0 9). An y ap peal fro m an o rd er

d en y i n g o r d i s m i s s i n g s u ch a m o t i o n m u s t b e d i s m i s s ed

. See Ro b er ts

, 2 86 Ga. at 5 3 2;

Ha r per , 2 8 6 Ga. at 2 1 8 (2 ).

1 S ee A1 9 D0 2 3 1 (d i sm i s s ed Dec. 2 7

, 2 01 8 ); A1 9 D0 1 9 2 (d i s m i s s ed Dec. 1 0,

2 0 1 8 ); A1 9 A0 6 50 (d i s m i s sed Dec. 1 0

, 2 0 18 ); A1 9 A0 6 49 (d i s m i s s ed Dec. 1 9

, 2 0 1 8 );

A1 8 A1 71 5 (d i s m i s s ed J u n e 7

, 2 0 1 8 ); A1 8 A1 7 16 (d i s m i s s ed J u ne 7

, 2 0 1 8 );

A1 7 E0 03 5 (d en i ed Feb . 1 5 , 2 0 1 7 ); A0 4 D0 0 3 0 (d i s m i s s ed Sep . 1 9 , 2 0 0 3 ). July 01, 2019B e c a u s e M a y s ’s n o t i c e o f a p p e a l i s u n t i m el y an d b ecau s e h i s m o t i o n t o s e t

as i d e a v o i d ju d g m en t i s n o t a val i d rem ed y , t h i s d i rect ap peal fro m t h e t ri al co urt ’ s

d en ial o f t h at m ot i o n i s h ereb y DISM ISSED.

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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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 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

. W i tn e s s m y s i g n a t u r e a n d t h e s e a l o

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

. 07/01/2019