# C o u rt o f

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 9 A2 24 7 . CHARLES SLAUGHTER v . THE STATE.

On M arch 2 8

, 2 0 18

, Ch arl es Sl au g h t er en t ered a n e g o t i a t ed p l ea o f g u i l t y to

DUI an d p u b l i c d ru n k en nes s. Th ereaft er, o n Ap ri l 30

, 2 0 1 8, Sl au g h ter fi l ed a p ro s e

n o t i ce o f ap p eal

. W e 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 th 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 14 ) (p u n ct u at i o n o m it t ed ). Here, Sl au g h t er was rep res en t ed by

co u ns el at h i s gu i l t y pl ea h eari n g

. Th ere i s no t h i n g in t h e reco rd i n di cat i ng t h at t h e

at t o rn ey ei t h er wi th drew o r was rel i ev ed fro m rep res en tat i o n

. See W h i t e v. St a t e , 3 0 2

Ga. 3 1 5

, 3 1 8 (2 ) (8 0 6 SE2 d 4 8 9 ) (2 01 7 ) (“ defen s e co un s el ’s d u t i es t o ward t h ei r

cl i en ts ex t en d fo r at leas t t h e 30 d ay s aft er t h e en t ry o f ju d g m en t w h en a n o t i ce o f

ap p eal m ay b e fi l ed ”). Un d er t h es e ci rcu m st an ces , Sl au g h t er’ s p ro s e n o t i ce o f ap p eal

i s a n u l l it y

. See S

ob er a n i s v. S t a te , 3 4 5 Ga. Ap p . 4 03 , 4 0 5 (8 1 2 SE2 d 8 0 0 ) (2 0 1 8 ).

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

To t h e ex t en t t h at Sl au g h t er’ s ri gh t t o ap peal was fru s t rat ed b y h i s co u n sel ’ s

fai l u re t o fi l e a t i m el y no t i ce o f ap p eal

, h e m ay b e en t i t l ed t o an o u t -o f-t i m e ap p eal

. See R o wl a n d v. S t a t e , 2 6 4 Ga. 8 7 2

, 8 7 5 -8 7 6 (2 ) (4 52 SE2 d 7 5 6 ) (1 9 9 5 ). He t h erefo re

i s i nfo rm ed o f t h e fo ll o wi n g i n acco rd an ce wi t h Ro wl a n d :

Th i s ap peal h as b een d is m i s s ed b ecau s e y o u fai l ed t o fi l e a 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 pet i t i o n t h e t ri al co u rt fo r

l eav e to fi le an o u t -o f- t i m e ap p eal

. If t h e t ri al co u rt g ran t s y o u r req ues t

, August 01, 2019yo u w i l l h a v e 3 0 d ay s fro m t h e en t ry of 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 y o u r co n vi ct i o n

. If t h e t ri al co u rt d en i es y o u r req ues t

,

y o u wi l l h a v e 3 0 d ay s fro m t h e en t ry o f th at ord er t o fi l e a n o t i ce o f

ap p eal referen ci n g th e d en i al o f y o u r req u es t fo r an o ut -o f-t i m e ap p eal

.

Th e cl erk o f co urt i s DIRECTED t o s en d a co p y o f t hi s o rd er t o Sl au g h t er as

wel l as t o Sl au gh t er’ s at t o rn ey , wh o i s al so DIRECTED t o s en d a co p y t o Sl au g h t er.

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f t h e C o u r t o

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. 08/01/2019