# 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 2 A1 40 6 . ANTHONY XAVI ER ABADI E-W ALTERS v . THE STATE.

In Decem b er 20 1 8

, a ju ry fo u n d An t h o ny Xav ier A b ad i e-W al ters g u i l t y o f

t raffi ck i ng m et h am

p h et am i n e. Ab ad i e-W al t ers d i d n o t fi l e a t i m el y ap p eal

. On M arch

6 , 2 01 9 , Ab ad i e-W al ters fi l ed a “ M o t io n t o Al l o w Fi l i n g of Ou t o f Ti m e M o t i o n s ,”

s eek i n g p erm i s s io n t o fi le an o u t -o f-t i m e m o t io n fo r new tri al

. On M arch 2 6 , 2 0 1 9,

t h e tri al co u rt co ns t ru ed t h e m o t i o n as a m o ti o n fo r an o ut -o f-t i m e ap p eal

, wh i ch t h e

t ri al co u rt g ran t ed

. Ab ad i e-W al t ers t h en fi l ed sev eral am en d ed m o ti o n s fo r n ew t ri al

. Th e t ri al co u rt d en i ed t h e m o t i on fo r n ew t ri al i n No vem b er 2 0 2 1

, b u t t h en v acat ed

t h at o rd er i n M arch 2 0 2 2. In Ap ri l 2 0 22

, t h e t ri al co u rt en t ered a n ew o rd er d en y i n g

t h e m o t i o n fo r n ew t ri al

. Ab ad ie-W al t ers n o w ap p eal s. W e l ack ju ri s d ict i o n

. Th e Geo rg i a Su p rem e Co u rt recen t l y el i m in at ed t h e j u d ici al l y creat ed o u t -o ft i m e-ap p eal p ro ced ure i n t ri al co u rt s. Co o k v. S t a t e , 3 1 3 Ga. 4 71

, 5 0 5 -5 0 6 (5 ) (8 7 0

S E2 d 75 8 ) (2 02 2 ) (ap pl y i ng t h e h o l d i n g “ t o al l cas es t h at are cu rren t l y o n d i rect

rev i ew o r o t h erwi s e no t y et f i n al ”). Ab ad i e-W al t ers , t h erefo re, “ h ad n o ri g h t t o fi l e

a m o ti o n fo r an o u t -o f-t i m e ap p eal i n t h e t ri al co u rt ; h i s rem ed y , if an y , l i es in h ab eas

co rp u s .” Ru t l ed

g e v. S t a t e , 3 13 Ga. 4 6 0

, 4 6 1 (8 7 0 SE2 d 7 2 0 ) (2 02 2 ). Rat h er t h an

g ran t i n g Ab ad ie-W al t ers ’ M arch 6

, 2 0 1 9 m o t i on fo r o ut- of -t i m e ap p eal

, t h e t ri al co u rt

s h o u ld h av e d i s m i s sed i t . See i d

. Th e t ri al co u rt ’ s M arch 2 6

, 2 0 1 9 o rd er g ran t i n g Ab ad i e-W al t ers ’ m o t i o n fo r

o u t -o f-t i m e ap p eal is h e r e b y V ACATED, an d t h i s cas e i s REM ANDED to t h e t ri al

co u rt

, wh i ch i s DIRECTED t o en t er an o rd er d i s m i s s i ng th e m ot i o n fo r an o u t -o f-t i m e July 15, 2022ap p eal an d t o v acat e an y s u b s eq u en t ru l i n g s o n fi l i n gs wh ere t h e co u rt ’ s j u ri s d i ct i o n

t o en t er t h o s e ru l i n g s was b as ed o n t h e g ran t ed o ut -o f-t i m e ap p eal

.

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f G e o r g ia

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, A t la n t a
,

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I c e r t i f y t h a t t h e a b o v e is 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

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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

. 07/15/2022