# 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 A0 91 6 . REYNOLDS v . THE STATE.

In 2 0 1 3 , Dam ari u s Rey n o l d s was t ri ed b y a ju ry an d co n v ict ed o f t wo co u n t s

o f arm ed ro b b ery

, t wo co un t s o f ag grav at ed as s au l t

, p o s s es s io n o f a fi rearm d u ri n g

t h e co m m i s s i o n o f a c r i m e

, a n d p os s es si o n o f a h an d g un b y a m i n o r. On M ay 1 3,

2 0 2 0

, th e t ri al co u rt d en i ed Rey n o ld s ’s a m en d ed m o t i o n fo r n ew t ri al

. No t i m el y

n o t i ce o f ap p eal w as fi l ed

. In i t s Decem b er 1 4, 2 0 2 1 o rd er g ran t i n g Rey n o l d s ’ s

m o ti o n fo r o u t -o f-t i m e a p p e a l

, t h e t ri al co u rt rel ied o n t h e fact t h at co u n s el fo r

Rey n o l ds ad m it t ed t h at he “ s ho u l d h av e, t ho u g h t h e h ad

, bu t u l t i m at el y fai led t o fi l e

a t i m el y no t ice o f ap p eal o f t h e 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 .” Rey n o l d s

t h en fi led a n o ti ce o f ap p eal o n J an u ary 3 , 2 02 2

.

In Co o k v. S t a t e

, 31 3 Ga. 4 7 1 (8 7 0 SE2 d 7 5 8) (2 0 2 2 ), h o wev er, t h e Su p rem e

Co u rt o f G e o rg ia el i m i n at ed t h e ju d i ci al l y creat ed o u t -o f-t i m e ap p eal pro ced u re in

t ri al co u rt s an d h el d t h at a t ri al co u rt i s “ wi th o ut ju ri s d ict i o n t o d eci d e [a] m o t i o n fo r

o u t -o f-t i m e ap p eal ” o n t h e m eri t s b ecau s e th ere i s “ n o l eg al au th o ri t y fo r m o t i o n s fo r

o u t -o f-t i m e ap p eal i n tri al co u rt s .” Id

. at 5 0 6 (5 ). C o o k a l s o co ncl u d ed t h at t h i s

h o l d i n g i s t o b e ap p l i ed t o “ al l cas es t hat are cu rren t l y o n d i rect rev i ew o r o t h erwi s e

n o t y et fi n al [,] ” i d

., an d d i rec t e d t h at “ p en d i n g an d fu t u re m o t i o n s fo r o u t -o f-t i m e

ap p eal s i n t ri al co u rt s s h o u l d b e d i s m is s ed

, an d t ri al co u rt o r d e r s t h at h av e d eci d ed

s u ch m o t i o n s o n t h e m eri ts

. . . s h o u l d b e v acat ed i f d irect rev i ew o f t h e cas e rem ai n s

p en di n g o r i f t h e cas e i s o th erwi s e n o t fi n al

. ” Id . at 5 0 5 (4 ).

Acco rd i ng l y

, t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s o rd er g ran t i n g Rey n o l d s’ s m o t i on fo r o u t -o f-t i m e

ap p eal i s v acat ed

, an d t h is cas e i s rem an d ed fo r th e en t ry of an o rd er d is m i s s i n g

Rey n o l ds ’ s m o t i o n

. In ad d it i on

, b ecau s e Rey n ol d s’ s m o ti o n fo r o u t -o f-t i m e ap p eal July 13, 2022was g ran t ed i n t h is c a s e

, th e tri al co u rt i s d i rect ed to v acat e an y s u b s eq uen t ru l i ng s

o n fi l in g s t h e t ri al co u rt l ack ed ju ri s d i ct i o n t o d eci d e wi t h o u t t h e g ran t ed o u t -o f-t i m e

ap p eal

.

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

. 07/13/2022