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A p p ea ls

o f t h e S t a te o f

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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 58 6 . FRANCI SCO YOVANNY ARGUETA v . THE STATE.

In J an u ary 2 01 9

, Fran ci s co Yo v an n y Arg u et a p l ed gu i l t y t o t wo co u n t s o f

ag g rav at ed ch i l d m o l es t at io n an d fo u r co u n ts o f ch i ld m ol es t at i on

. In J u n e 2 0 2 1

, h e

fi led a m o t i o n to wi th d raw h i s g u i l t y p l ea. 1 On J ul y 1

, 2 0 2 1, t h e t ri al co u rt en t ered an

o rd er d en y i n g t h e m o t io n. 2 On Sep t em b er 1 3

, 2 02 1

, J o h n s o n fi l ed a no t ice o f ap p eal

s t at i n g t h at h e h ad n o t recei v ed t h e o rd er o n h is m o t io n u n t i l Au g u s t 1 6 , 2 0 2 1 . W e,

h o wev er, l ack ju ri s di ct i o n.

A n o t i ce o f ap p eal m

u s t b e fi l ed wi t h i n 3 0 d ay s o f en t ry o f t h e j u d gm en t o r 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 p er an d t i m el y fi l i n g

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

.

Red fo r d v. S t a te

, 3 5 7 Ga. Ap p

. 2 4 7

, 2 5 0 (8 5 0 SE2 d 4 47 ) (2 0 2 0 ). Arg u et a’ s n o t i ce o f

ap p eal was fi l ed 7 4 day s aft er en t ry o f t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s ord er d en y i n g h i s m o t i o n.

Th u s, t h i s ap peal i s u n t i m e l y an d i s t h erefo re D ISM ISSED fo r lack o f ju ri s d i ct i o n.

See id .; Hi l l -Bl o u n t v. S t at e

, 3 36 Ga. Ap p

. 63 3

, 6 3 4 -6 3 5 (2 ) (7 8 5 SE2 d 3 0 9 ) (2 0 1 6 ).

To t he ex ten t t hat t h e t ri al co u rt m ay h av e fru s t rat ed Arg u et a’ s ab i l i ty t o s eek

ap p el l at e rev i ew b y fa i l i n g t o n o t i fy h i m o f i ts o rd er i n a t i m el y m an n er, A rg u et a’ s

rem ed y i s t o p et it i on t h e t ri al co u rt t o v acat e an d re-en ter t h e ord er u n d er O CGA § 9

-

1 1 -6 0 (g ). See Ca mb ro n v. Ca n a l In s

. Co

. , 2 4 6 Ga. 1 4 7, 1 4 8 -1 4 9 (1 ) (2 6 9 SE2 d 4 2 6 )

1 Arg u et a al s o fi l ed a m o t i o n fo r an o u t -o f-t i m e ap p eal

, b u t t h e reco rd d o es n ot

s h o w t h at t h e t ri al co u rt ru l ed o n t h e m o t io n

.

2 Th e o rd er is en ti t led “ Ord er Den y in g Defen d an t ’ s Pro Se M o t i o n t o W i t h d raw

Gu i lt y Pl ea,” b u t t h e co u rt act u al l y d i sm is s ed t h e m o ti o n

.

December 20, 2021(1 9 8 0), d i s ap p ro v ed in p art b y W r i g ht v. Y o un g

, 29 7 Ga. 6 8 3, 6 8 4 n .3 (7 7 7 SE2 d 4 7 5 )

( 2 0 1 5 ). If t h e o rd er i s v acat ed an d re-en t ered

, Arg u et a wo u l d b e req u ired t o f i l e a

n o t i ce o f ap p eal wi t h i n 3 0 d ay s fro m t h e d at e o f re-en t ry . Id

.

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f G e o r g ia

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, A t la n t a

,

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f t h e C o u r t o

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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

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, C l e r k

. 12/20/2021