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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 8 A1 09 9 . RODERI CK PRESTON v . THE STATE.

In an o rd er d at ed M ay 9

, 2 0 1 8

, t h i s Co u rt d i sm i s s ed Ro d eri ck Pres t o n ’ s ap p eal

fo r lack o f ju ri s d i ct i o n

. In t h at o rd er, we d et erm i n ed t h a t we l ack ju ri s d i ct i o n to

co n si d er h i s d i rect ap p eal fro m a t ri al co u rt o rd er d at ed Sep tem ber 15

, 2 0 15 d en y i n g

h i s m o t i o n fo r n ew t ri al b ecau s e h e d i d n ot fi l e a n o t ice o f ap p eal wi t h i n 3 0 d ay s o f

t h e en t ry o f t h at o rd er, as req u i red b y OCGA § 5 -6 -3 8 (a). W e al s o d et erm i n ed t h at

we l ack ju ri s d ict i o n t o co n s i d er an ap p eal fro m a J u n e 7

, 2 01 7 Co wet a Co u n t y St at e

Co u rt o rd er d en y i n g Pres t on ’ s s eco n d m o t i o n fo r n ew t ri al becau s e s u ch m o t i o n m u s t

b e co n s t ru ed as an ex t rao rd i n ary m o t i o n fo r n ew t ri al u nd er OCGA § 5-5 -4 1 (b ) an d

b ecau s e Pres to n h ad n o t co m p l i ed wi th t h e d i s cret i o n ary ap p eal p ro ced u re s et fo rt h

i n OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (a) (7 ).

Th i s Ord er d o es n ot affect o u r d et erm in at io n reg ard i n g o u r l ack o f j u ri s d i ct i o n

o v er Pres t on ’ s ap p eal fro m th e t ri al co u r t ’s Sep t em b er 1 5

, 2 0 1 5 o rd er. H o wev er,

b ecau s e o u r p ri o r o rd er was p rem i s ed o n a m i s read i n g o f t he reco rd b efo re u s

, wi th

res p ect t o Pres t o n ’ s ap p eal fro m t h e J un e 7

, 2 01 7 Co wet a Co u n t y St at e Co urt o rd er

d en y i n g h i s m o t io n fo r n ew t ri al

, Pres t o n ’ s m o ti o n fo r reco n s i d erat i o n was g ran t ed

.

A s s e t f o rt h m o re fu ll y b el o w

, t o t h e ex t en t i t rel at es t o t h e J u n e 7

, 2 0 1 7 Co w e t a

Co u n t y St at e Co urt o rd er d en y i n g h i s m o t i o n fo r n ew tri al

, we h ereb y ag ai n DISM ISS

h i s ap p eal fo r l ack of ju ri sd i ct io n

.

Ou r M ay 9 o rd er n ot ed a rep res en t at i o n m ad e b y P r e s t o n ’s c o u n s el t h at t h e

Co wet a Co u n ty Su p eri or Co u rt

, o n Sep t em b er 1 2

, 2 0 1 6

, i s s u ed a c o n s en t o rd er

g ran t i n g i n part Pres to n ’ s hab eas co rp u s pet i t i o n an d t h i s act rei n s t at e d t h e July 30, 2018p ro ceed in g s as to Pres to n’ s m o t i o n fo r n ew t ri al i n Co wet a Co u n t y S t at e Co u rt

.

Ho wev er, i n t h e M ay 9 o rd er w e s t at ed t h at t h e reco rd b efo re u s d id n o t co n t ai n a

co p y of t h e h ab eas o rd er. On reco n s i d erat i o n, we n o te t h at a s u p p l em en tal reco rd fi l ed

b y t h e St at e o n Feb ru ary

6 , 2 0 1 8 d o es co nt ai n t h e Co wet a Co un t y Su p eri o r Co urt ’ s

Sep tem b er 1 2

, 2 0 16 h ab eas ord er. Th e hab eas o rd er rem an ded Pres t o n ’ s cas e t o t h e

Co wet a Co u n t y S t at e Co u rt an d p erm i t t ed Pres t o n t o p u rs u e po s t-co n v i ct i o n

rem ed ies

. Pres t o n d i d s o

, t i m el y fi l i n g a p ro s e m o t i o n f o r n ew t ri al

. Co u n s el was

ap p oi n t ed an d arg u ed Pres t o n’ s m o t i o n fo r n ew tri al b efo re t h e Co wet a Co u n t y St at e

Co u rt

. Th at m o t i o n w as d en i ed o n J u n e 7

, 2 0 1 7

. P r e s t o n f i l ed a p ro s e n o t i ce o f

ap p eal o n J u l y 7

, 2 0 1 7

. Pres t o n ’ s co u ns el t h en fi led a n ew n o t i ce o f ap p eal o n J u l y

2 8 , 2 0 1 7 , wh i ch referen ced t h e p ro s e n o ti ce p rev i ou s l y fi l ed b y Pres to n

.

Pu rs uan t t o t h e Su p rem e Co u rt ’ s d eci si o n in Po n d er v. S ta t e

, Pres to n h ad t h e

r i g h t t o a p peal t o t hi s Co u rt fro m t h e St at e Co u rt ’ s J u ne 7

, 2 01 7 o rd er v i a a d i rect

ap p eal rat h er t h an t h ro u gh t he di s cret i o n ary ap p eal p ro ced u re. See 2 6 0 Ga. 84 0

, 8 4 2

(1 ) (1 99 1 ). Ho wev er, al t h o u g h Pres to n fi l ed a p ro se no t ice o f ap p eal wi t h i n t h e 3 0

d ay s p res cri b ed b y

OCGA § 5-6 -3 8 (a), s u ch fi l i n g was a l eg al n u l l i t y as t h e reco rd

d o es n ot d em o n s t rat e t hat Pres to n w as u nrep res en t ed wh en h e m ad e t h e pro s e fi l i n g.

As t h i s Co u rt recen t l y d i s cu s s ed i n S o ber a n is v. S t at e

, wh ere “ t h e reco rd d o es

n o t s h o w t h at hi s t ri al co un s el h ad b een fo rm al l y p erm i t t ed t o wi t h draw

. . . hi s n o t i ce

o f ap p eal was a l eg al n u l l i t y [.] ” 3 4 5 Ga. Ap p

. 4 0 3

, 4 0 5 (8 1 2 SE2 d 8 0 0 ) (2 0 1 8 ). As

i n So b er a n i s

, t h ere i s n o t h in g i n t h e reco rd o r Pres t o n ’ s b ri efs affi rm at i v el y

d em o n s t rat i n g t hat Pres t on ’ s co u n s el h ad w i t hd rawn fro m rep res en t i ng hi m b et ween

t h e en t ry o f t h e J u n e 7

, 2 0 1 7 ord er an d t h e fi l i n g o f hi s p ro s e ap p eal

. A s a res u l t

, h i s

p ro s e fi li n g was a l eg al n u l l i t y

. Id

. Al t h ou g h ap p el lat e co u n sel l at er fi l ed a n o t i ce o f

ap p eal t h at at t em

p t ed t o rel at e back t o h i s p ro s e fi li n g

, co un s el ’ s fi l i n g can n o t rel at e

b ack t o a n u l l it y

. Th us

, ev en t h o u g h Pres to n h a d t h e r i g h t t o p u rs u e a d i rect ap p eal

fro m t h e J u n e 7

, 2 0 1 7 o rd er, p u rs u an t t o S o b er a n is

, h e d i d n o t t i m el y fi l e a n o t i ce o f

ap p eal

. W e t h erefo re l ack j u ri s d i ct i o n o v er hi s ap p eal

, wh i ch i s h ereb y D ISM ISSED.

Pres to n i s here b y i n f

o r m ed o f t he fo l l o wi ng i n acco rd an ce wi t h Ro wl a n d v.

S t a t e

, 26 4 Ga. 8 72 (4 5 2 SE2 d 75 6 ) (1 9 95 ). T h i s ap p eal h as been di s m i s s ed b ecau s eo 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 no t i ce of 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 e t i t i o n t h e t ri al co u rt fo r l eav e t o fi le an ou t -o f-t i m e ap p eal

. If t h e t ri al

co u rt en ters an o rd er g ran t i n g y o u r req u es t

, y ou wi l l h av e 30 day s fro m t h e fi l i n g d at e

o f t h at o rd er t o fi le a n o t i ce o f ap p eal referen ci n g y ou r co nv i ct i o n. If t h e t ri al co u rt

en t ers an o rd er d en y i n g y o u r r e q u es t

, y o u wi l l h av e 3 0 d ay s fro m t h e fi l i n g d at e o f

t h at o rd er t o fi l e a n o t i ce o f ap p eal referen ci n g t he d en i al o f y o u r req ues t fo r an o u t

o f-t im e ap p eal

. Th e Cl erk o f Co u rt i s d i rect ed t o s en d a co p y of t h is o rd er t o Pres t o n

as wel l as t o Pres t o n ’ s cu rren t at t o rn ey

, wh o i s al s o d i rect ed to s en d a co p y t o Pres t o n.

C o u r t o f A p p e a ls o f th e S t a t e o

f G e o r g i a

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, 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

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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

. 07/30/2018