# 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 :

A2 1 D0 14 8 . KEVI N UPKI NS v . THE STATE.

A ju ry fo u nd Kev i n U p k i n s g u i l t y o f arm ed ro b b er y , a n d h i s co n v ict i o n was

affi rm ed i n an u n p u b li s h ed o pi n i o n

. See Up ki n s v. S t at e , Cas e N o

. A1 4 A1 9 5 2,
(d eci d ed M arch 2 5

, 2 0 15 ). Si n ce t h en , Up k i n s has fi l ed s ev e r a l po s t-co n v i ct i o n

m o ti o n s s eek i n g t o ch al l en g e hi s co n vi ct i o n

. 1 Recen t l y , Up k i n s fi l ed an ex t rao rd i n ary

m o ti o n fo r n ew t ri al

. Th e t ri al co u rt d en i ed t h e m o t io n o n Oct o b er 2 7

, 2 0 2 0

, an d

Up k i n s fi l ed a d i rect ap p eal

. W e d i s m i s s ed t h e ap p eal b as ed o n U p k in s ’ fai l u re t o fi l e

a d i scret i o nary ap pl i cat io n. See Up ki n s v. S t a t e , Cas e No

. A2 1 A0 6 8 5 (d eci d ed Dec.

1

, 2 02 0 ). On Decem

b er 7

, 2 0 2 0

, Up k i n s fi l ed an ap p l i cat i on fo r d is cret i o nary ap p eal

fro m t he Oct o b er 2 7

, 2 02 0 o rd er. Th e St at e h as fi l ed m o v ed t o di s m i s s t h e

ap p li cat io n

. An ap p l i cat i on fo r d i s cret i o n ary rev i ew m u st b e fi l ed wi t h i n 3 0 day s o f en t ry

o f t h e j u d g m en t o r tri al co u rt o rd er s o u g ht t o b e ap p eal ed

. OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (d ). Th e

req u i rem en t s o f OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 are ju ri s d ict i o n al

, an d t h i s Co urt can no t accep t an

ap p li cat io n fo r ap p eal n o t m ad e i n co m p l i an ce t h erewi t h

. See B o yl e v. S ta t e , 1 9 0 Ga.
Ap p

. 73 4

, 7 3 4 (3 8 0 SE2 d 57 ) (1 9 8 9 ). Up ki n s fi l ed t h i s ap p l i cat i o n 41 d ay s aft er en t ry

o f t h e o rd er h e s eek s to ap peal

. W e t h u s l ack j u ri sd i ct i o n t o co n s i d er t h e m eri t s o f t h i s

1 Up k i n s has fi l ed o t h er act i o n s i n t h i s Co u rt

, i n cl u d i n g : Up ki n s v. S t a t e , Cas e No

. A1 9 A1 5 66

, (d eci d ed March 1 8

, 2 0 1 9 ) (d i s m i s s in g d i rect ap p eal fro m t h e d en i al

o f an ex trao rd i n ary m o t i on fo r new t ri al ); an d U p ki n s v. S t a t e , Cas e No

. A1 9 D0 4 1 8, (d eci d ed M ay 1

, 2 0 1 9 ) (d en y i ng d i s cret i o n ary rev i ew o f t ri al co u rt ’ s o rd er th at d en i ed

a “ m o t i o n fo r d e n ov o h eari n g ” i n wh i ch d efen d an t arg ued h is co nv i ct io n was v o i d ). January 05, 2021a

pp l i cat i o n

. Acco rd i n g l y , t h e St at e’ s m o t i o n t o d is m i s s i s h ereb y G R A N T E D

, a nd this

ap p li cat io n i s h ereb y

DISM ISSED.

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 i s a t r 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 th 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

. 01/05/2021