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A p p ea ls

o f t h e S t a te o f

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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 6 A1 94 5 . KAPPELMEI ER v . THE STATE.

On Sep t em

b er 2 1, 2 01 5

, Go t t fri ed Kap p el m ei r fi led a n o t i ce o f ap p eal fro m an

o rd er o f t h e St at e Co u rt o f Gwi n n et t Co u n t y

, wh ich en tered a ju d g m en t o f co n v i ct i o n

o n th e ap p el l an t ’ s n o l o co n t en d ere p l ea t o vi o l at i n g OCGA § 4 0-6 -4 8 (1 ), m ak i n g an

u n s afe l an e ch an g e, an d wh i ch i m p o s ed a s en t en ce o f t en h o u rs o f co m m u n i t y s erv i ce.

In h is n o t i ce o f ap p eal

, th e ap p el l an t s t at ed t h at th e ap pel l at e reco rd (as d es i g n at ed

i n t h e at t ach ed “ E x h i b i t “ A”) s h o u l d i ncl u d e a l i s t o f s peci fi c p l ead i n g s an d

d o cu m en t s

. “ Ex h i b i t A” ex p res s l y s t at es t h at th e reco rd

, h owev er, i n c l u d e d “ n o

t ran s cri p t s .” Th e ap p eal was d o ck et ed i n t h i s Co u rt o n J u n e 2 0

, 2 0 1 6 , an d t h e cl erk

s u b m i t t ed t h e reco rd t o t h i s co u rt el ect ro ni cal l y

. Th e reco rd i n d ex ag ai n n o t ed t h at t h e

ap p el l at e reco rd i n cl u d ed “ n o t ran s cri pt s .”

Aft er t h e ap p el l an t fai l ed t o ti m el y fi l e h i s ap pel l at e bri ef an d en u m erat i o n o f

erro rs as req u i red by Co urt o f Ap p eal s Ru l es 2 2 (a) an d 2 3 (a), t h i s Co u rt o rd ered t h e

ap p el l an t t o fi l e t h o s e p lead i n gs b y J ul y 2 5

, 2 01 6

, or t hi s C o u r t wo u l d d i s m i s s t h e

ap p eal i n s t an t er. Th e ap p el l an t u n ti m el y fi l ed hi s b ri ef o n J u ly 2 8

, 20 1 6. Th e u n t i m el y

b ri ef co n t ai n ed n o al l eg at i o n o f l eg al erro r wi t h res p ect t o th e ju d g m en t o f co nv i ct i o n;

rat h er, i t co m

p lai n ed on ly t h at “ t h e lo we r c o u rt fai l ed t o fi l e a cas e s p eci fi c

t ran s cri p t [.] ” 1 Fu rt h er, t he b ri ef d o es n o t co m pl y wi t h Co u rt o f Ap p eal s Ru l e 2 5 as to

1 It i s u n cl ear fro m t h e reco rd b efo re u s wh et h er t he ap p el l an t ’ s p l ea h eari n g

was t ran s cri b ed

. In m i s d em ean o r cas es

, t ran s cri pt i o n of p ro ceed i n g s i s d i s cret i o n ary

. OCGA § 5 -6 -4 1 (b ). “ [W ] h ere t h e t ri a l c o u r t

, su a sp o nt e, h as n ot o rd ered

[t ran scri p t io n ]

, t h e i n d i g en t d efen d an t, o n t ri al o n a m i s d em ean o r ch arg e, m u s t m ak e

a req u es t o r m ot i o n t o t h e t r i al co u rt t h at t he ev i d en ce an d p ro ceed i n g s be rep o rt ed August 19, 2016b o t h fo rm

an d co n t en t

.

On Au g u s t 1 0

, 2 01 6

, t h e ap p el l an t fi l ed a “ m o t i o n t o s u pp l em en t .” Th e

ap p el l an t , ci t in g OCGA § 9 -1 1 -1 5

, as s ert ed t hat “ t h e ri g ht t o am en d i s v ery b ro ad .”

It i s u n cl ear fro m t h e m o t i on

, h o wev er, wh at t h e ap p el l an t s o u g h t t o am en d (e.g

., h i s

b ri ef o r t h e reco rd ). It i s eq u a l l y u n cl ear wh at t h e ap p el l an t w i sh ed t o ad d t o t h e

ap p el l at e reco rd o r t o h i s u n t im el y b ri ef. He p ro v i d es n o ci t at io n t o t h e reco rd b el o w,

h e m ak es n o l eg al arg u m en t t hat wo u l d b e rel ev an t t o th e ju d g m en t ap p eal ed

, an d h e

ci t es to n o p ert i n en t l eg al au t h o ri t y

.

On Au g u st 1 2

, 2 0 1 6

, t he St at e fi l ed a m o t i o n t o d i s m i s s t h e ap p eal

, ci t i n g t h e

ap p el l an t ’ s fai l u re to co m p l y wi t h t h i s Co u rt ’ s ord er. Al t h o u g h t h i s Co u rt i s rel u ct an t

t o d i s m i s s fo r p ro ced u ral i rreg u l ari t i es an ap p el l an t ’ s fi rs t ap p eal o f ri g h t in a cri m i n al

cas e, t h e ap p el l an t is n o o rd i n ary p ro s e ap p el l an t no r is h e a s t ran g er t o t h i s Co u rt

.

He h as fi l ed m ore t h an 2 0 act i o n s i n t h i s Co u rt

, m an y o f wh i ch l ack ed m eri t an d were

s u m m ari ly d i s m i s s ed

. . Th e ap p el l an t h a s b een ad vi s ed o f t h is Co u rt ’ s p o wer to

i m p o s e s an ct i o n s u p o n a p art y w h o f a i l s to co m

p l y wi t h t h e ru l es o r o rd ers o f t h i s

Co u rt o r wh o fi l es fri v ol ou s ap p eal s

. In fact

, th i s Co u rt i m p o s ed a $ 2 5 0 p en al t y

ag ai n s t t he ap pel l an t in 2 0 1 3 fo r fi l i n g a fri v o l o u s ap p li cat i o n fo r d i s cret i o n ary

ap p eal

. Gi v en t h at t he ap p el lan t h as fai l ed t o co m p l y wi t h t h e Co u rt ’ s o rd er to t i m el y

fi le a p r op er ap p el l at e b ri ef an d en u m erat i o n o f erro rs

, t h e i ns t an t ap p eal i s h ereb y

o rd ered DISM ISSED. Th e ap p el l an t ’ s m o ti o n t o s u pp l em en t i s d en i ed as m o o t

.

an d t ran s cri b ed .” Pa rker v. S t a te

, 1 5 4 Ga. Ap p

. 6 68

, 6 6 9 (1 ) (2 6 9 SE2 d 5 1 8 ) (1 9 8 0 ).

Th e ap p el l an t has n o t arg u ed t h at he req ues t ed t ran s cri p t i o n o f h i s p l ea pro ceed i n g s

. Th e reco rd b efo re u s o n l y sh o ws t h at “ n o t ran s cri pt s ” wo u l d b e i ncl u d ed i n t h e

ap p el l at e reco rd

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, C l e r k

. 08/19/2016