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A p p ea ls

o f t h e S t a te o f

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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 A1 80 7 . BI LLY NORRI S v . THE STATE.

In 2 0 0 4, Bi ll y No rri s was co n vi ct ed o f ag g rav at ed s o d o m y an d s ex ual b at t ery

an d was req u i red t o reg i s t er as a s ex o ffen d er. In 2 0 1 9

, No r r i s f i l ed a p et i t i o n fo r

rem o v al fro m t h e s ex o ffen der reg i s t ry p u rs u an t to OCGA § 4 2

- 1

- 1 9

. On J u n e 1 8,

2 0 1 9 , 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 p et i t i o n. No rri s fi l ed a m o t i o n fo r

reco n s i d erat i on , wh i ch t h e t ri al co u rt al s o d en i ed

. O n Sep tem b er 4

, 2 01 9

, No rri s fi l ed

a n o t i ce o f ap p eal t o t hi s Co u rt . W e l ack ju ri s d ict i o n fo r t w o reas o n s

. Fi rs t

, un d er OCGA § 5-6 -3 5 (a) (5

. 2 ), “ [a] p p eal s fro m deci s i o n s o f s u p e r i o r

co u rt s g ran t i n g o r d en y i n g p et i t i o n s fo r rel eas e p u r s u a n t t o Co d e Sect i o n 4 2 -1 -1 9 ”

m u st b e t ak en b y ap pl i cat i o n fo r d is cret i o n ary ap peal

. “ Th e fai l ure t o co m p l y wi t h t h e

d i s cret i o n ary ap peal s p ro ced u re o f OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 i s

. . . a ju ri s d i ct i o nal d efect

co m p el l i n g d i s m i ss al wh ere, as h ere, t h e d i s cret i on ary ap p l icat i o n i s req u i red [.] ”

Cr o s so n v. Co nwa

y , 2 91 Ga. 2 2 0 , 2 2 0 (1 ) (7 2 8 SE2 d 6 1 7 ) (2 0 1 2 ).

Seco n d

, ev en i f a d i rect ap p eal were p erm is si b l e h ere, t h is ap p eal i s un t i m el y

. Un d er OCGA § 5 -6 -3 8 (a), a n o t ice of ap p eal m u s t b e fi l ed wi t h i n 3 0 d a ys o f a n

ap p eal ab l e ju dg m en t

. Th e p ro p er an d t i m el y fi l i n g o f a n o ti 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 ap p el l at e ju ri s d i ct i o n o n t h i s Co urt

. Ro wl a n d v. S t a t e , 2 6 4 Ga.

8 7 2

, 8 72 (1 ) (4 5 2 SE2 d 7 5 6 ) (1 9 9 5 ). H ere, No rri s fi l ed h i s n o t i ce of ap p eal 7 8 day s

aft er en t ry o f t h e t ri al c o u r t ’s o r d e r d en y in g h is m o t i o n fo r rem o v al fro m t h e s ex

o ffen d er reg i s t ry

. Al t h o ug h h e fi l ed a m o ti o n fo r reco n si d erat i o n of t h at o rd er, t h e

fi li n g o f a m o t i o n fo r reco n s id erat i o n d o es n o t ex t en d t h e t i m e fo r fi l i n g a n o t i ce o f

ap p eal , an d t h e d en i al o f a m ot i o n fo r reco n s i derat io n i s n o t i t s el f a d i rect l y May 14, 2020ap p eal ab l e ju d g m en t

. S t at e v. Wh i t e , 2 82 Ga. 8 5 9, 8 6 0 (1 ) (6 5 5 SE2 d 57 5 ) (2 0 0 8 );

Bel l v. Co h r a n , 2 4 4 Ga. Ap p . 5 1 0 , 5 1 0 -5 1 1 (5 3 6 SE2 d 1 8 7 ) (2 0 0 0 ).

Fo r t h es e reas o n s , we l ack ju ri s d i ct i o n to co ns i d er t h i s ap peal

, wh ich i s h ereb y

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f G e o r g ia

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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

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. 05/14/2020