# 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 A2 48 3 . TYRONE DONTAVI OUS POSTELL v . THE STATE.

In th i s p ro s ecu t i o n fo r arm ed ro b b ery

, d efen d an t T y ro n e Po s t el l fi l ed a m o t i o n

t o s u pp res s ev i d en ce ob t ai n ed d u ri n g a s earch o f a res i d en ce i n Ho u s t on Co u n t y

. Th e

t ri al co u rt d en i ed t h e m o t i o n o n J u n e 1 4

, 2 0 19

, an d, o n J u n e 2 1

, 2 0 1 9, i s s u ed a

cert ifi cat e o f i m

m ed i at e rev i ew. See OCGA § 5 -6 -3 4 (b ). On Ju n e 2 8

, 2 0 1 9

, Po s t el l

fi led

, i n t h e tri al co u rt , a d o cu m en t en t i t l ed “ Ap pl i cat io n fo r A p p el l at e Rev i ew,” in

wh i ch h e s o u g h t ap p el l a t e r e v i ew

– ap p aren tl y i n t h i s Co u rt

– o f t h e den i al o f h i s

m o ti o n t o s u p p res s

. Th e t ri al co u rt t ran s m it t ed Po s t el l ’ s “ Ap p l icat i o n fo r Ap p el l at e

Rev iew” an d a l i m i t ed n u m b er o f reco rd e x c e r p t s t o t h i s Co u rt

. W e d o ck et ed t h e

t ran s m i t t ed fi l i n g s

– wh i ch w e recei v ed o n J u l y 5

, 2 01 9

– as t h e i ns t an t d i rect ap p eal

,

wh i ch , fo r t h e reas o n s t h at fo l l o w, we d i s m i s s fo r l ack o f ju ri s d i ct i o n.

Un d er OCGA § 5 -6 -3 4 (a) (1 ), ap p eal s gen eral l y m ay b e t ak en fro m “ [a] l l fi n al

ju d g m en t s

, t h at i s t o s ay

, wh ere t h e cas e i s n o l o n g er pen d i ng in th e co u rt b el o w.”

Becau s e t h is act io n rem ai n s p en d i n g b efo re t h e tri al co u rt

, Po st el l was req u i red t o u s e

t h e i n t erl o cu t o ry ap p eal p ro ced u res

– wh i ch in cl u d e fi l i n g an ap p l i cat i o n fo r

i n t erl o cu t o ry rev i ew i n th e ap p el l at e co u rt wi t h i n t en d ay s o f en t ry o f t h e cert i fi cat e

o f i m m ed i at e rev i ew

– t o ap p eal t h e den i a l o f h i s m o t i o n t o s up p res s. See OCGA

§ 5 -6 -3 4 (b ); Co u rt o f Ap p eal s Ru le 3 0 (a); Gen t er v. S t a t e

, 2 1 8 Ga. Ap p

. 3 1 1

, 3 1 1

( 4 6 0 SE2 d 8 7 9 ) (1 9 9 5 ). Po s t el l

, h owev er, fi l ed hi s “ Ap p l i cat i o n fo r Ap p el l a t e

Rev iew” i n t h e t ri al co u rt

, rat h er t h an i n th i s Co u rt . Co n seq u en t l y

, we co n s t ru e t h e August 02, 2019f

i l i ng as a n o t i ce o f ap p eal

, an d n o t as an ap p l i cat i on fo r i n terl o cu t o ry rev i ew

. 1

Co m p ar e O C G A § 5 -6 -3 7 (a n o t i ce o f ap p eal m us t be fi l ed “ wi th t h e cl erk o f t h e

co u rt wh erei n t h e cas e w as d e t e r m i n e d ”), wi t h i d

. § 5 -6 -3 4 (b ) (an ap pl i cat i o n fo r

i n t erl o cu t o ry rev i ew “ s h al l b e fi l ed wi th t he cl erk o f t h e Su p rem e Co u rt o r t h e Co u rt

o f Ap p eal s ”); acco rd G en t er

, 2 1 8 Ga. A p p

. at 3 1 1 (d i s m i s si n g t h e d efen d an t’ s ap p eal

fro m th e d en ial of h i s m o t i on t o s u p p res s b ecau s e, “ [a] l t h o u g h t h e d efen d an t o b t ai n ed

a cert i fi cat e o f rev i ew fro m t he t ri al ju d g e, h e fai l ed t o m a k e a n ap p l i cat i on t o t h i s

Co u rt fo r i n t e r l o cu t o ry rev i ew wi t h i n 1 0 d ay s aft er t h e g ran t o f t h e cert i fi cat e”)

(p u n ct u at i o n o m i tt ed ). M o reo v er, b ecau s e Po s t el l

– wh o i s re p r e s en t ed b y co u n s el

– fi l ed h i s “ Ap p l icat i o n fo r Ap p el l at e Rev i ew” i n t h e t r i al co urt

, he al s o fai l ed to

co m p l y w i th Co u rt o f A pp eal s Ru l es 5 an d 3 0 (d ) (g o v ern in g t h e p ay m en t o f fi l i n g

fees ), as wel l as Ru l es 3 0 (g ) (1 ) an d 4 6 (a) (req u i ri n g co u n s el ed part i es t o s u bm i t

fi li n g s t o t h i s Co u rt el ect ro ni cal l y ).

Po s t el l ’ s m

u l t i pl e i n st an ces of fai li n g t o co m p ly w i t h t h e i n t erl o cu t o ry ap p eal

p ro ced ures d ep ri v e u s o f j u ri s d i ct i o n o v er t h i s p rem at u re d i rect ap p eal

, wh i c h i s

h ereb y DISM ISSED. See Gen t er

, 2 1 8 Ga. Ap p

. at 3 1 1 ; Bo yd v. S ta t e

, 1 9 1 Ga. Ap p.

4 3 5 , 4 3 5 (3 8 3 SE2 d 90 6 ) (1 9 8 9 ).

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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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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

.

, C l e r k

.

1 Th e t ri al co u rt li k ewi s e ap p ears t o h av e co ns t ru ed t h e fi li ng as a n o t i ce o f

ap p eal

, as i s ev id en ced b y th e tri al co u rt d ep u ty cl erk ’ s cert i fi cat i o n t h at acco m p an i ed

t h e t ran s m i s s i o n t o t h i s Co u rt o f t h e re c o r d e x cerp t s

, wh i ch

, t h e cl erk i n d i cat ed

, i n cl u d e t h e “ No t i ce o f Ap p eal

. ” 08/02/2019