# 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 1 A0 40 2 . GENDEN PEREZ v . THE STATE.

Gen d en Per e z p l ead ed g u i l ty t o ag g rav at ed as s au l t fam i l y v i o l en ce. Th e t ri al

co u rt en t ered h er ju d g m en t o f co n vi c t i o n an d s en t en ce o n Oct ob er 2 1

, 2 0 1 9

, an d

Perez fi led a p ro s e n o t i c e o f ap p eal o n No v em b er 20

, 2 0 1 9

. W e, ho wev er, l ack
ju ri s d i ct i o n

.

“ A cri m i n al d efen d an t i n Geo rg i a d o es no t h av e th e ri g ht t o rep res en t h i m s el f

an d al s o b e rep res en t ed b y an at t o rn ey , an d p ro s e fi li ng s b y rep res en ted p art i es are

t h erefo re u n au t h o ri zed an d wi t h o u t effect .” To l b er t v. To o l e , 2 9 6 Ga. 3 5 7

, 3 6 3 (3 )
(7 6 7 SE2 d 2 4 ) (2 0 1 4) (p un ct u at i o n o m i t t ed ). Here, Perez was rep res en t ed by co u n s el

at her gu i l t y p lea h eari ng

. Th ere i s n o t h i n g i n th e reco rd i n d i cat i n g t h at t he at t o rn ey

ei t h er wi t h d rew or was rel i ev ed fro m rep res en t at i o n

. See W h i t e v. S t a t e , 3 0 2 Ga. 3 1 5,

3 1 8 (2 ) (8 0 6 SE2 d 4 8 9 ) ( 2 0 1 7 ) (“ [D] efen s e co u ns el ’ s d u ti es to ward t h ei r cl i en t s

ex t en d fo r at l eas t th e 3 0 d ay s aft er t h e en t ry o f j u d g m en t wh en a n o t ice o f ap p eal

m ay b e fi l ed .”). U n d er t hes e ci rcu m st an ces , Perez’ s pro s e n o ti ce of ap p eal i s a

n u l l i ty . See S

o b er a n i s v. S t a t e , 3 4 5 Ga. Ap p

. 4 0 3

, 4 0 5 (8 1 2 SE2 d 8 0 0 ) (2 0 18 ). Fo r

t h i s reas o n , t h e ap p eal i s DISM ISSED. See i d

. Becau s e Perez was rep res e n t ed b y co un s el b efo re t h e t ri al co u rt

, s h e i s

i n fo rm ed o f t h e fo l l o wi n g i n acco rd an ce wi t h Ro wl a n d v. S t a t e , 26 4 Ga. 8 7 2

, 8 7 5 -8 7 6
(2 ) (4 52 SE2 d 7 56 ) (1 9 9 5 ):

T hi s ap peal has b een d i s m i s s ed becau s e y o u r at t o rn ey fai l ed t o f i l e a

p ro p er an d t i m el y n o t 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 ay

p et i t i o n t h e t ri al co urt fo r l eav e t o fi l e an o u t -o f-t i m e ap p eal

. If t h e t ri al October 05, 2020co u rt g ran t s y o u r req u es t

, y o u wi l l h av e 3 0 d ay s fro m t h e en t ry o f t hat

o rd er to fi l e a n o t i c e o f ap p eal referen ci n g y o ur co n v i ct i o n

. If t h e t ri al

co u rt d en i es y o u r req u es t , y o u wi ll h av e 3 0 d ay s fro m t h e en try o f t hat

o rd er to fi le a n o t i ce of ap p eal referen ci n g t h e den i al o f y o u r req u es t fo r

an o u t -o f-t i m e ap peal

.

Th e Cl er k o f C o u rt i s DIRECTED t o s en d a co p y of t hi s o rd er t o Perez an d t o h er

at t o rn ey , an d t h e l at t er al s o i s DIRECTED t o s en d a co p y t o Perez.

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 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

. 10/05/2020