# 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 7 A0 96 7 . CALVI N THOMAS FURLOW v . THE STATE.

In 1 9 8 9

, Cal v i n Fu rl o w p l ed g u i l ty as a fi rs t offen d er t o v i o l at i n g t h e Geo rg i a

Co n t ro l l ed S u b s t a n c es Act

, an d t h e t ri al co u rt i m p o sed a s en ten ce o f t h ree y ears o f

p ro b at i o n

. W h en Fu rl o w s u b s eq u en t l y v i ol at ed t h e t erm s o f h i s p ro b at i o n, t h e t ri al

co u rt rev o k ed h i s p ro b at i o n an d fi rs t o ffen d er s t at u s an d s en t en ced h i m t o two y ears

i n p ri s on

. In 2 01 5

, Fu rl o w fi l ed a m o t io n t o v acat e a v o i d sen t en ce, rai s i n g s ev eral

ch al l en g es t o h i s pro bat i o n rev o cat i o n p ro ceed i n g s

. Th e t ri al co u rt d i s m i s s ed

Fu rl o w’ s m o t i o n i n an ord er en t ered o n Oct o b er 1 4, 2 0 1 6

. On J an u ary 1 9

, 2 0 1 7,

Fu rl o w fi l ed t h i s di rect ap p eal

. 1 Pret erm i t t in g w h et h er an y ch al l en g es to Fu rl o w’ s

s en t en ce m ay

b e m o o t

, 2 we l ack ju ri s d i ct i o n fo r m u l t i p l e reas o n s

. Fi rs t

, b ecau s e t h e u n d erl y i n g s u b ject m at t er o f Fu rl o w ’s a p peal i s t h e

rev o cat i on o f h i s fi rs t o ffen d er p ro b at i on , h e was req u i red t o fi l e an ap p l i cat i o n fo r

d i s c r e t i o nary ap p eal t o o b tai n rev i ew i n t h i s Co u rt

. See O CGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (a) (5 ) ;

Jo n es v. S t a t e , 3 2 2 Ga. Ap p

. 2 6 9

, n

. 2 (7 45 SE2 d 1 ) (2 0 1 3 ); Za mo r a v. S ta t e , 2 2 6 Ga.

1 Fu rl o w’ s n o t i ce o f ap p eal i s d at ed Oct o b er 2 6, 2 01 6

, b u t was n o t fi l ed i n t h e

t ri al co u rt u n ti l J an u ary

1 9 , 2 0 1 7

.

2 See Ja yko v. S ta te

, 3 3 5 Ga. Ap p

. 6 8 4 (7 82 SE2 d 7 88 ) (2 01 6 ) (d is m i s s i n g as

m o ot ap p el l at e ch al l en ge t o s en t en ce b ecau s e t h e en t i re s en t en ce h a d b een s erv ed ).

It i s u ncl ear wh et h er Fu rl o w h as s erv ed h i s p ri s o n s en ten ce i n t h i s c as e. It ap p ears

t h at h e cu rren t l y

i s i n carcerat ed i n fed eral p ri so n i n No rt h Caro l i n a. February 14, 2017Ap p

. 10 5 (4 8 5 SE2 d 21 4 ) (1 9 97 ). Hi s fai l u re t o d o s o d ep ri v es u s of ju ri s di ct i o n o v er

t h i s ap p eal

. Seco n d

, ev e n i f F u r l o w h ad a ri g h t o f d i rect ap p eal h ere, t h i s ap p eal i s

u n t i m el y

. A n ot i ce o f ap p eal m u s t b e fi l ed w i t hi n 3 0 d ay s o f en t ry of th e t ri al co u rt

o rd er s o u g h t t o b e ap p eal ed

. OCGA § 5 -6 -3 8 (a). Th e p ro per an d t i m el y fi l i n g o f a

n o t i ce o f ap p e a l i s an ab s o lu te req u i rem en t t o co n fer ju ri sd i ct i o n o n t h is Co u rt

. Ro wl a n d v. S t a t e , 2 6 4 Ga. 8 72 (1 ) (4 5 2 SE2 d 7 5 6 ) (1 99 5 ). Fu rl o w’ s n o t i ce o f ap p eal

i s u n t i m el y , as i t was fi l ed 9 7 d ay s aft er en t ry o f t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s o rd er. 3

Fo r t h es e reas on s , t h i s ap p eal i s h ereb y DISM ISSED fo r l ack o f ju ri s d i ct i o n

.

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

.

3 Ev en i f we were t o co n s t ru e Fu rl o w’ s earl i er fi l ed “ D es i g n at i o n o f Ap p el l at e Reco rd ” as a n o t i ce o f ap p eal

, i t wo u l d s t i l l b e u nt i m el y , as i t was fi l ed o n No v em b er 2 9 , 2 0 1 6 , 4 6 d ay s aft er en try o f t h e t ri al co urt ’ s o rd er. 02/14/2017