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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 0 D0 30 9 . STEVEN DEAN MACK v . THE STATE.

St ev en D ean M ack s eek s d i s cret i o n ary rev i ew o f a t ri al co u rt o rd er d en y i n g h i s

“ M ot i o n fo r Leav e t o F i l e an Ou t-Of-Ti m e Ap peal .” Ho wev er, M ack h as h ad

n u m ero u s ap p eal s i n m

u l t i p l e c o u rt s

, i ncl u d in g t h ree sep arat e ru li n g s in t h i s Co u rt

an d t hree s ep arat e p et i ti o n s fo r W ri t o f Hab eas Co rp u s i n s tat e an d fed eral co u rt s

, an d

h e i s , t h erefo re, n o t en t i t l ed t o t h e rel i ef h e s eek s.

M ack p l ed g u i l t y t o arm ed ro b b ery i n 2 0 0 8 an d was s en ten ced as a reci d i v i s t

t o l i fe i n p ri s on wi t h t h e po s s i b i l i t y o f p aro l e. He fi l ed a p ro s e m ot i o n ch al l en g i n g

h i s co n v i ct i o n

, an d we affi rm ed i n an u n p ub l i s h ed o p i n io n

. Ma ck v. S t a t e

, Cas e No

.

A1 1 A2 33 0 (Dec. 7, 2 0 1 1 ). W e n o t ed i n ou r o p i n i o n t h at

, t o t h e ex t en t M ack ’ s p ro s e

m o t io n co u l d b e co n si d ered a m o t i o n t o wi t h draw h i s pl ea, it was u nt im el y

. M ack

s u b s eq u en t l y fi l ed a p ro s e m o t io n t o m o d i fy h i s sen t en ce, arg u i n g th at t h e t ri al co u rt

fai l ed t o ap p l y t h e ru l e o f l en i ty

. Th e t ri al co u rt d en i ed t h e m o t i o n

, an d we affi rm ed

t h e co u rt ’ s o rd er. M

a ck v. S t at e

, 3 2 3 Ga. Ap p. 8 21 (7 4 8 SE2 d 2 9 9 ) (2 0 1 3 ). In 2 0 1 7,

M ack fi led a m o t i o n fo r l eav e t o fi l e an o u t -o f-t i m e ap p eal t o ad d res s t he v al i d i ty o f

h i s g ui l t y p l ea. He arg u ed t h at t h e t ri al co u rt fai l ed t o ad v is e h i m o f hi s Bo yki n 1 ri g ht s

,

t h at h e recei v ed i neffect i v e as si s t an ce o f co u ns el , an d t h at h i s s en t en ce was i l l eg al

.

Th e t ri al co u rt d en i ed th e m o ti o n

, fi n d i n g t h at Mack ’ s s o l e rem ed y at t hat p o i n t was

1 In Bo yki n v. Al a b a ma

, 39 5 U. S. 2 3 8 (8 9 SCt 17 0 9

, 2 3 LE2 d 2 7 4 ) (1 9 6 9 ), t h e

Un i ted St at es Su p rem e Co u rt h el d t h at wh en a defen d an t p l ea d s g u i l t y, h e m u s t b e

ad eq uat el y ad v i s ed of h i s ri g ht s (1 ) ag ai n s t s el f-i n cri m i n at i o n, (2 ) t o t ri al b y j u ry

, an d

(3 ) t o co n fro n t h i s accu s ers

. March 18, 2020t h ro u g h hab eas co rp u s p ro ceed i n g s

. T h i s Co u rt i ss u ed an u np u b l i s hed o p i n i o n

affi rm in g t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s o rd er. Ma ck v. S t a t e

, Cas e N o

. A1 8 A 0 8 7 5 (Au g

. 3

, 2 0 1 8 ).

In t h e o p in i o n , we n o t ed : (1 ) Becau s e M ack al read y h ad t wo d i rect ap p eal s , h e was

n o t en t i t l ed t o an ot her o u t-o f-t i m e ap p eal ; 2 (2 ) M ack was b arred fro m s ee k i n g

ap p el l at e rev i ew b as ed u p o n t h e l aw o f t h e cas e d o ct ri n e; 3 an d (3 ) M ack ’ s at t em p t to

ch al l en g e t h e v al i d it y

o f h i s g u i l t y

p l ea was u n t i m el y

. 4

I n 2 0 1 9

, M ack ag ai n fi l ed a “ M ot i o n fo r Leav e t o Fi le an Ou t -Of-Ti m e

Ap p eal

. ” Th e tri al co urt d en i ed t h e m o t i o n aft er co n cl u d i n g t h at M ack h as h ad a fu l l

an d fai r o p po rt u ni t y to p u rs u e h i s av ai l ab l e rem ed i es

, h as h ad h i s cas e rev i ewed b y

an ap p el l at e co u rt

, an d h as h ad s t at e an d fed eral h ab eas co rp u s pro ceed i n gs

. M ack

t h en fi l ed t h is ap p l i cat io n fo r d i s c ret i o n ary ap p eal

. In h i s ap p l i cat i o n

, M ack arg u es

t h at “ h e h a[s ] n o t b een g i v en an ap p eal o f ri gh t th at i s g iv en t o a defen d an t wh o h a[s ]

2 “ An o u t -o f-t i m e ap p eal i s a ju d i ci al creat io n t h at s erv es as t h e rem ed y fo r a

fru s t rat ed ri g h t o f ap p eal .” Ki l g o r e v. S t a t e

, 3 2 5 Ga. Ap p

. 8 7 4, 8 7 5 (1 ) (7 56 SE2 d 9 )

(2 0 1 4) (ci t at i on o m i t ted ). “ [T] h ere i s n o ri gh t t o d i rect l y ap p eal t h e d en i al o f a m o t i o n

fo r o u t -o f-t i m e ap p eal fi l ed b y a cri m i n al d efen d an t wh o s e co n v i ct io n h as b een

affi rm ed o n d i rect ap p eal .” Ri ch a r d s v. St a t e

, 2 7 5 G a

. 1 9 0

, 1 9 1 (5 63 SE2 d 8 5 6 )

(2 0 0 2).

3 In Cas e Nu m

b er A 1 1 A2 3 3 0

, w e ad d res s ed M ack ’ s m ot i o n

, wh i ch we

co n st ru ed as a m o ti on t o wi t h d raw a g u i l t y p l ea. An d

, i n Ma ck v. St a t e

, 3 23 G a. Ap p.

8 2 1

, we ad d res s ed t h e l eg al it y of M ack ’ s sen t en ce. Un d er t h es e ci rcu m s t an ces

, M ack

i s barred fro m

s eek i n g ap p el lat e rev i ew o f t hes e i s s u es

. Ro s s v. St a t e

, 3 10 Ga. Ap p.

3 2 6

, 3 2 7 (7 1 3 SE2 d 4 3 8 ) (2 0 1 1 ) (“ It i s wel l es t ab l i sh ed t h at an y i s s u e t h at was rai s ed

an d res o lv ed i n an earl i er ap p eal i s t h e l aw o f t h e cas e an d i s b i n d i n g o n t h i s Co u rt

,

an d th at t h e l aw o f th e cas e do ct ri n e i s n o t co nfi n ed t o ci v i l cas es

, b u t ap p li es al s o to

ru l i n gs m ad e b y ap p el l at e co u rt s i n cri m i n al cas es .”) (fo o t n o t es an d p u nct u a t i o n

o m it t ed ).

4 Th e t i m e to wi t h d raw M ack ’ s 2 0 0 8 g u i l t y p l ea h as l o n g p as s ed

. See W a r d v.

S t a t e

, 3 11 Ga. Ap p

. 5 3

, 5 3 (7 1 4 SE2 d 73 1 ) (2 0 1 1) (“ a t ri al co u rt do es n o t h av e

ju ri s d i ct i o n t o en t ert ai n a m o t i o n t o wi t h d raw a g u i lt y p l ea fi l ed aft er t he t erm o f co u rt

i n wh i ch t h e d efen d an t was s en t en ced u nd er t h e pl ea. A ft er t h e t e r m o f co u rt h as

ex p ired

, a d efen d an t ’ s o n ly m ean s fo r w i t h d r a wi n g a g u il t y pl ea i s t h ro u g h h ab eas

co rp u s p ro ceed in gs .”) (ci t at i o n an d p u n ct u at io n o m it t ed ).g o n e t o j u ry t r i a l

. ” He cl ai m s t h at h e fi l ed t he m o t i o n fo r an ou t -o f-t i m e ap p eal

“ s eek i ng a h eari n g t o s h ow su b s t an t i v e d efect s i n hi s cas e t h at p o s s i b l y l ed t o an

i n v o l u n t ary

an d u n k n o w i ng g u i l t y

p l ea.”

Gen eral ly

, an o rd er d en y i n g a m o t i o n fo r an o u t -o f-t i m e ap p eal is su b ject to

d i rect ap p eal un d er O CGA § 5 -6 -3 4 (a). See R o wl a nd v. S t a t e

, 26 4 Ga. 8 7 2

, 8 7 6 (4 5 2

SE2 d 7 5 6 ) (1 9 9 5 ). In t h i s cas e, h o wev er, M a c k ’s m o t i o n fo r an o u t -o f-t i m e ap p eal

was i m p ro p er fo r th e sam e reas on s we d et ai l ed i n Cas e No

. A1 8 A0 8 7 5 (d eci ded Au g.

3

, 2 0 18 ). M ack h as al read y h ad m u l t i p l e ap peal s t o t h i s Co u r t a n d m ay n o t h av e

an o th er o n e at t em

p t i n g to ch al l en g e t h e sam e i s s u e s

. A cco rd i n gl y

, M ack ’ s ap p eal

fro m t h e d en i al o f h i s m o t io n fo r y et an o t her ou t -o f-t i m e ap p eal o n t h e s am e g ro u nd s

m u st be d i s m i s s e d

. See Br o wn v. S t a t e

, 2 9 6 Ga. Ap p. 2 2 4 (6 7 4 SE2 d 9 1) (2 0 0 9 )

(d i s m i s si n g ap p eal fro m d en ial o f m o ti o n fo r o u t -o f-t i m e ap p eal b ecau s e d efen d an t

“ h as al read y h ad a d i rect ap peal

, an d rai s es n o arg u m en t s n o w t h at h e co ul d n o t h av e

rai s ed t h en ”).

Bas ed o n t h e fo reg o i ng

, M ack ’ s ap pl i cat i o n fo r d i scret i o nary ap p eal is h ereb y

DISM ISSED fo r l ack o f ju ri s d i ct i o n

.

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