# 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 6 A1 31 5 , A1 6 A1 3 1 6

. ROYLEE SMI TH v

. THE STATE.

Ro y l ee Sm i t h pl ed g u i l t y t o fal s e i m p ri s o n m en t, cri m in al d am ag e t o p ro p ert y , b at t ery , s i m

pl e bat t ery , an d d o m es t i c v io l en ce s i m p l e b at t ery i n 2 0 1 1

. Sm i t h was

s en t en ced t o s ev en y ears , o n e y ear t o s erv e wi t h t h e b al an ce p ro b at ed

. In 2 0 1 2,

Sm it h ’ s p ro b at i o n was rev o k ed fo r t h e co m m i s s io n o f a n ew fel on y

o ffen s e an d t h e

v i o l at i o n o f a s p eci al co n d i t io n o f h i s p ro b at io n

. O n N o v em b er 18

, 2 0 1 5

, Sm i t h fi l ed

a pro s e m o t i o n fo r o u t of t i m e ap p eal an d h eari n g rel at ed t o t h e p ro b at io n rev o cat i o n.

Th e t ri al co u rt d en i ed t h e m o t i o n , an d Sm i t h fi l ed h i s n o t i ce o f ap p eal

, wh i ch ap p eal

was d o ck et ed in t h i s Co u rt as Cas e No

. A1 6 A1 3 1 5

. Becau s e t h e u n d erl y in g s u b ject

m at t er o f Sm i t h ’ s ap p eal i s t h e rev o cat i on o f hi s p ro b at i o n , h e was req u i red t o fi l e an

ap p li cat io n fo r d i scret i o n ary ap p eal in o rd er t o ob t ai n rev i ew o f t h e o rd er h e

ch al l en g es i n t h i s Co u rt

. See OCGA § 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 4 5 SE2 d 1 ) ( 2 0 1 3 ) ; Z a mo r a v. S ta t e , 2 2 6 Ga. Ap p

. 1 0 5 (4 8 5 SE2 d 2 1 4 )
(1 9 9 7). Hi s fai l u re t o d o s o d ep ri v es u s o f ju ri s d i ct io n o v er t h i s ap p eal

. In Cas e No

. A1 6 A1 3 16

, Sm i t h fi l ed a n ot i ce of ap p eal o n Decem b er 2 9

, 2 0 1 5,

ch al l en g i n g an o rd er en t ered b y t h e t ri al co u rt o n No v em b er 2 3

, 2 0 1 5

. Th e reco rd

co n tai n s t h ree o rd er s d a t e d No v em b er 2 3

, 2 0 1 5

, an d Sm i t h d i d n ot s p eci fy t h e

o rd er(s ) he i n t en d ed t o ap p e al

. No n et h el es s , we l ack ju ri s di ct i o n o v er t h is ap p eal

b ecau s e i t i s u n t i m el y

. A n ot ice o f ap p eal m u s t b e fi l ed wi t h i n 3 0 d ay s aft er en t ry o f

an ap peal ab l e o rd er. See OCGA § 5 -6 -3 8 (a). Pret erm i t t i n g wh et her th e o rd ers were

s u b j e ct to d i rect ap p eal

, Sm i t h fi l ed h i s no t i ce o f ap p eal 3 6 day s aft er en t ry o f t h e

o rd ers , t h u s h i s ap p eal i s u n t im el y

. Th e p ro p er an d t i m el y fi li 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 ui rem en t t o co n fer ju ri s di ct io n o n t h i s Co u rt

. See Ro wl a n d v. S t a t e , May 04, 20162 6 4 Ga. 8 7 2 (1 ) (4 5 2 SE2 d 7 5 6 ) (1 9 9 5 ). Acco rd i n g l y , we l ack ju ri s d i ct i o n to

co n si d er t h es e ap p eal s , wh i ch are h ereb y DISM ISSED.

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f G e o r g ia

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,

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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

. 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

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, C l e r k

. 05/04/2016