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o f Ap p ea l s h er eb y p a s s es t h e f

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A1 6 A1 98 4 . ALAN KONW I NSKI v

. THE STATE.
A1 6 A1 98 5 . ALAN KONW I NSKI v

. THE STATE.

In 2 0 0 9

, Al an Ko n wi n s k i p l ed g ui l ty to r a p e, t wo co u n t s o f ag grav at ed s o d o m y ,

an d s ex u al ex p l o i t at i o n o f a m i no r. He s u b s eq uen t l y fi l ed a p ro se m o t i o n t o s et as i d e

a v o i d sen t en ce an d wi t h d raw hi s g u i l t y p l e a

. T h e t ri al co u rt d en i ed t h e m o t i o n o n

M ay 1 8

, 20 1 5. Ko n wi ns k i fi l ed h i s n o ti ce o f ap p eal o n J u l y 1

, 2 0 1 5. 1 On J an u ary 1 5,

2 0 1 6

, Ko n wi n s k i fi l ed a m o t i o n t o p ro ceed i n fo rm a p au p eri s

. Th e tri al co u rt d en i ed

t h i s m o t i on on Ap ri l 1 1 , 2 0 1 6 . In Cas e No

. A1 6A1 9 8 4

, K o n wi n s k i d i rect l y ap p eal s
f r o m t h e M ay 1 8

, 2 0 1 5 o rd er d en y i n g h i s m o t i o n t o set as i d e a v o i d s en t en ce an d

wi t h d raw h i s g u i lt y

p l ea. In Cas e No . A1 6 A1 9 8 5 , Ko n wi n s k i d irect l y ap p eal s fro m

t h e Ap ri l 1 1, 2 0 16 o rd er d en y i ng h i s p au p er s t at us . W e l ack ju ri s d i ct i o n

. Pret erm it t i n g wh et h er Ko n wi n s k i was en t i t l ed t o a di rect ap p eal fro m t h e M ay

1 8

, 2 0 15 o rd er, t o b e t i m el y , 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 30 d ay s o f en t ry

o f t h e o rd er o n ap p eal

. See OCGA § 5 -6

- 3 8 (a). Th e p ro per 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 te req u i 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

Co u ch v. Un i t ed Pa

p er wo r ker s In t l

. Un i o n , 2 2 4 Ga. Ap p

. 7 2 1 (4 8 2 SE2 d 7 0 4 ) (1 9 9 7 ).

Becau s e Ko n wi n s k i fi l ed h i s n o t i ce o f ap peal 4 4 d ay s aft er en t ry of t h e o rd er h e s eek s

t o ap p eal

, it i s u n t i m e l y. Acco rd i n g l y , Ko n wi ns k i ’ s ap peal i n Cas e No

. A1 6 A1 9 8 4

i s h ereb y DISM ISSED fo r l ack o f ju ri s d i ct i o n

. In t h e ab s en ce of a v a l i d ap p eal

, t he q u es t i on o f wh et h er K o n wi n s k i m ay

1 It ap p ears t hat Ko n wi n s k i at t em p t ed t o fi l e a n o t i ce o f ap p eal earl i er, b u t t h e

n o t i ce o f ap p eal was n o t o ffi ci al l y fi l ed u n ti l J ul y

1 , 2 0 16

. July 11, 2016p ro ceed i n fo rm a pau p eri s o n ap p eal i s m oo t

. See Ra n d o l p h Co u n ty v. Jo h n s o n , 2 8 2

Ga. 1 6 0 (1 ) (6 4 6 SE2 d 2 6 1 ) (2 00 7 ) (" An ap peal b eco m es m oo t i f t h e ri g h t s i n s i s t ed

u p o n co u l d n ot b e en fo rced b y a ju d i ci al d et erm i n at i o n

. " ). An d an ap peal o f an i s s u e

t h a t has b eco m e m o o t i s s u b j ect t o d i s m i ss al

. See OCGA § 5 -6 -4 8 (b ) (3 ). T h u s

Ko n wi n s k i ’ s d i rect ap p eal i n Cas e No . A1 6 A1 9 8 5 i s DISM ISSED as M OOT.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I c e r ti fy t h a t t h e a b o v e is 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

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f s a i d c o u r t

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, C l e r k

. 07/11/2016