# 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 0 D0 34 4 . J ASON DARI U S MOBUARY v . THE STATE.

In 2 0 0 3

, J a s o n Dari u s M o b u ary p l ed gu i l t y t o en ti ci n g a ch i l d fo r i n d ecen t

p u rp os es

. Th e r e is no in d i cat i o n i n th e ap pl i cat io n m at eri al s t h at Mo b u ary d i rect l y

ap p eal ed h is ju d g m en t o f co n v ict i o n

. Recen t l y , M o b uary fi l ed p ro s e m o t io n s fo r an

o u t o f t i m e ap p eal an d ap p o i n tm en t o f ap p el l at e co un s el

, w h i ch th e t ri al co u rt d en i ed

i n s ep arat e o rd ers o n Decem b er 1 1

, 2 0 1 9

. M o b u ary req u es t ed an ex t en s i o n o f t i m e

t o fi l e a d i s cret i o n ary ap pl i cat i o n i n t h e Su p rem e Co urt

, an d t h i s ex t en s i o n was

g ran t ed

. See S u p rem e Co u rt Cas e No

. S2 0 T0 7 5 1 (J an

. 1 7

, 2 0 2 0 ). On Feb ru ary 3,

2 0 2 0

, M ob u ar y fi l ed a t i m el y ap p l icat i o n i n t he Su p rem e Co u rt

, bu t t h e Su p rem e

Co u rt det erm i n ed t h at i t d i d no t h av e ju ri s d i ct i on an d t ran s ferred t h e ap pl icat i o n to

t h i s Co u rt

. See Su p rem e Co u rt Cas e N o

. S2 0 D 0 8 30 (t ran s ferred Feb

. 2 7

, 2 0 2 0 ).

Becau s e t h e e x t e n si o n o rd er was n o t t ran s ferred t o t hi s Co u rt w it h t he ap p l i cat i o n

m at eri al s , we were un aware t h at M ob u ary h ad recei v ed an ex t en s io n o f t i m e, an d t h i s

Co u rt d i s m i s sed M o bu ary ’ s ap p l i cat i o n as u n ti m el y

. M o b u ary fi l ed a m o t i o n fo r rec o n s i d erat i o n , n ot i ng t hat h e h ad recei v ed an

ex t en s i o n o f t i m e t o fi l e h i s ap p l i cat i o n an d s u b seq u en t l y t i m el y fi l ed t h e ap p l i cat i o n

i n t h e Su p rem e Co u r t

. A rev i ew o f t h e Su p rem e Co urt ’ s reco rd s i nd i cat e t h at

M o b uary i s co rrect

. Th erefo re, we GRANT M o b uary ’ s m ot i o n fo r reco n s id erat i o n,

VA C A T E o u r Ap ri l 9

, 2 0 2 0 o rd er d i s m is si n g t h e ap p l i cat i on as u n ti m el y , an d

REINSTATE t h e ap p l icat i o n

. In o u r ori gi n al o rd er, we n o t ed t h at t he d e n i a l o f a m o t i o n fo r an o u t -o f-t i m e

ap p eal i s d i rect l y ap p eal ab l e wh en t h e co n v i ct i on at i s s u e has n o t b een t h e s u b ject o f

a d i r e c t a p p eal

. See En g l i s h v. S t a te

, 3 0 7 Ga. Ap p. 5 4 4

, 5 4 5 n .4 (7 0 5 SE2 d 6 6 7 ) May 08, 2020(2 0 1 0); s ee al s o W et h er i n g t o n v. S ta t e , 2 9 6 G a. 4 5 1, 4 5 3 -4 54 ( 1 ) (7 6 9 SE2 d 5 3 )

(2 0 1 5) (ad d res s i n g m eri t s o f d i rect ap p eal fro m d en i al o f m o t i o n fo r o u t -o f-t i m e

ap p eal fo l l o wi n g g ui lt y p l ea). Gen eral l y , i f a p art y a p p l i e s fo r d i scret i o n ary rev i ew

o f a di rect l y ap peal ab le o rd er, t h i s Co u rt g ran t s th e ap p l i cat i o n u n d er OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5
(j). To fal l wi t hi n t h i s g en eral ru l e, ho wev er, th e ap p l i cat i on 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 th e o rd er t o b e ap p eal ed

. See OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (d ); Hi ll v. S t a t e , 2 0 4

Ga. Ap p

. 5 8 2, 5 82 (4 20 SE2 d 3 9 3 ) (1 9 9 2 ). Becau s e M ob u ary ’ s ap pl i cat i o n , i n fact

,

was t im el y

fi l ed fo l l o wi n g t h e Su p rem e Co urt ’ s o rd er g ran t i n g h im an ex t en s i o n o f

t i m e, an d b ecau se i t d o es n o t ap p ear t h at Mo b u ary ’ s co n v i ct i o n h as b een t h e s u b ject

o f a d irect ap p eal

, w e h ereb y GRANT M ob u ary ’ s ap p l i cat i o n fo r d i s cret i o n ary ap p eal

u n d er OCGA § 5-6 -3 5 (j).

M o b u ary s hal l h av e ten d ay s fro m t h e d at e o f th i s o rd er t o fi le h is no t i ce o f

ap p eal w i t h t h e t ri al co u rt

. If h e h as al read y fi l ed a n o t i ce o f ap p eal in t he tri al co u rt

, h e n eed no t fi l e a n a d d i t i o n al n o t i ce. Th e cl erk o f t h e t ri al co u rt i s DIRECTED to

i n cl u d e a co p y

o f t h i s o rd er i n t h e reco rd s t ran s m i t t ed t o t h e Co u rt o f Ap peal s

.

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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

. 05/08/2020