# 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 0 A1 07 7 . ANTONI O FAI R v . THE STATE.

In 2 0 1 2, An t o n i o Fai r p l ead ed g u i l t y t o b u rg l ary an d t h eft b y recei v i n g s t o l en

p ro p ert y

. He w as s en t en ced t o n i n e y ears , t o be s erv ed o n p ro b at io n

. In J an u ary 2 0 1 9,

t h e t ri al co u rt rev o k ed t w o y ears o f Fai r’ s p ro b at i on . In Oct o b er 20 1 9

, Fai r fi l ed an

“ Ou t o f Ti m e No t ice o f Ap p eal ” i n d i cat i n g h i s wi s h to ap peal t h e rev o cat io n o rd er to

t h e Su p rem e C o u r t

. Th e Su p rem e Co u rt t ran s ferred t h e en s u in g ap p eal h ere u p o n

fi nd i ng n o b as i s fo r s u bject m at t er ju ri s d ict i o n t h ere.

An ap p l i cat i o n fo r d is cret i o n ary ap p eal i s req ui red t o ap p eal o rd ers rev o k i n g

p ro b at i o n

. OCGA § 5-6 -3 5 (a) (5 ); s ee To dd v. S ta te

, 23 6 Ga. A p p

. 7 5 7

, 7 5 8 (5 1 3

SE2 d 2 8 7 ) ( 1 9 9 9 ) (h o l d i n g t h at wh ere t h e u n derl y i n g s u b ject m at t er is p ro b at i o n

rev o cat i on , t h e d i s c ret io n ary ap p eal p ro ced u re ap p l i es ); acco rd W hi t e v. S t a t e , 2 3 3

Ga. Ap p

. 87 3

, 87 4 (5 05 SE2 d 2 2 8 ) (1 9 9 8). F a i r’ s fai l u re t o fo ll o w t he req u i red

ap p el l at e p ro ced u re d ep ri v es u s o f j u r i s d i c t i o n

. Acco rd i n g l y , t h i s ap p eal i s h ereb y

DISM ISSED. 1

1 Ev en i f Fai r h ad fi l ed a d i scret i o n ary ap p l i cat io n , we wo u ld h av e d i s m i s s ed

i t as u n ti m el y

. See O CGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (d ) (ap p l i cat i o n fo r d i s cret i o n ary ap peal m u st b e fi led wi t h i n 30 d ay s of en t ry o f o rd er t o b e ap p eal ed ). In h is “ Ou t o f Ti m e No t i ce o f January 17, 2020C 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 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

.

, C l e r k

.

Ap p eal

, ” Fai r s t at es th at h i s l awy er fai l ed t o in fo rm h im o f h i s ri g h t t o a p p e a l t h e

rev o cat i on o rd er. “ Geo rg i a co u rt s m ay ex cu s e co m p l i an ce wi t h a s t a t u t o ry

req u i rem en t fo r ap peal o nl y wh ere n eces s ar y t o av o i d o r rem ed y a co n s t i t u t i o n al

v i o l at i o n co n cern i n g t h e ap p eal .” Ga bl e v

. S t a t e , 2 9 0 Ga. 8 1

, 8 5 (2 ) (b ) (7 2 0 SE2 d

1 7 0 ) (2 0 1 1 ). If Fai r b el i ev es t h at h i s ri g h t t o seek ap p el l at e rev i ew was fru s t rat ed by

t h e i n effect i ve as s i st an ce o f co u n s el t o wh i ch h e was l eg al l y en t it l ed , h e m ay ap p l y

t o t he t ri al co u rt fo r rel i ef as d es cri b ed i n In th e In t er es t o f B. R. F.

, 2 99 Ga. 2 9 4 (7 8 8

SE2 d 4 1 6) (2 0 1 6). 01/17/2020