# 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 9 A1 81 4 . ROLAND LI NNETTE RAY v

. THE STATE.

Fo l l owi n g a ju ry t ri al

, Ro l an d Li n n et te Ray was co nv i c t e d o f ag g rav at ed

as s au l t

, reck l es s co nd u ct

, p o ss es s i o n o f a fi rearm b y a co n v ict ed fel on , p o s s es s i o n o f

a fi rearm b y a co n v i ct ed fel o n d uri n g a cri m e, an d t h ree c o u n t s o f i n fl u en ci n g a

wi t n es s

. He fi led a m o t i on fo r n ew t ri al

, wh i ch t h e t ri al co u rt den i ed o n Jan u ary 1 4,

2 0 1 9

. On Feb r u ary 1 4

, 2 0 1 9, Ray fi l ed a n o t i ce o f ap p eal

. W e lack j u ri s d i ct i o n

b ecau s e t h e n o t i ce o f ap p eal was u n t i m el y

. Pu rs uan t to OCGA § 5 -6 -3 8 (a), a n o t i ce o f ap p eal m us t b e fi led w i t hi n 3 0 day s

o f en t ry o f t h e o rd er o n ap p eal

. Th e p ro per an d t i m el y fi l i n g o f a n o ti ce of 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 di ct io n u p o n t h i s Co u r t

. Co uch v. Un i t ed

Pa p er wo r ker s In t l

. Un i o n , 2 2 4 Ga. Ap p

. 7 2 1 (4 8 2 SE2 d 7 04 ) (1 9 9 7 ). Here, Ray fi l ed

h i s n ot i ce o f ap p eal 3 1 d ay s aft er en t ry o f t h e o rd er h e seek s t o ap p eal

. Hi s ap p eal i s

t h erefo re u n ti m el y , an d i t i s h ereb y DISM ISSED fo r l ack o f ju ri s d i ct i o n.

Becau s e Ray i s rep res en t ed b y co u n s el

, h e i s in fo rm ed o f t h e fo l l o w i n g in

acco rd an ce wi t h Ro wl a n d v. S t a t e , 2 6 4 Ga. 8 72 (4 5 2 SE2 d 7 5 6 ) (1 9 9 5 ): Th i s ap p eal

h as b een d i s m i ss ed becau se o f y o u r co u n s el ’ s fai l u re t o fi l e a t i m el y n ot i ce o f ap p eal

. If y o u s t i l l wi s h t o ap p eal

, y o u m a y r e q u e s t th e t ri al co u rt t o gran t an o u t -o f-t i m e

ap p eal

. If t h e t ri al co u rt g ran t s an o u t -o f-t i m e ap p eal

, y o u wi l l hav e 3 0 d ay s fro m t h at

g ran t i n wh i ch to i n s t ig at e an ap p eal

. If t h e t ri al co u rt d en i es y o ur req u es t fo r an o u t

o f-t im e ap p eal

, y o u m ay ap peal t h at d en ial by fi l i ng a n ot i ce o f ap p eal wi t h i n 3 0 day s

o f t h e den ial

. If y o u n o lo n g er wi s h t o ap p e a l yo u r co n v i ct i o n, y o u n eed n o t d o

an y t h i n g el s e.

Th e Cl erk o f Co u rt i s d i rect ed t o s en d a co p y o f t h i s ord er t o Ray as w el l as to December 09, 2019Ray ’ s at t o rn ey , wh o i s al s o d i rect ed t o s en d a co py t o Ray

.

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

, A t la n t a

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I c e r ti fy t h a t t h e a b o v e i s a t r 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 th 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

. 12/09/2019