# 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 7 A0 87 2 . W RI GHT v . THE STATE.

In 2 0 1 4

, a Co b b Co u nt y ju ry fo u n d Del an o W ri g h t g u i l t y b ey o nd a reas o n ab l e

d o u b t o f t wo co un t s o f ch i l d m ol es t at i o n

, OCGA § 16 -6 -4 ; an d cru el t y t o ch i l d ren in

t h e fi rs t d eg ree, O CGA § 1 6 -5 -7 0

. W ri g h t was rep res en t ed b y c o u n s el at t ri al

. In

2 0 1 5

, W ri g h t fi l ed a no ti ce o f ap p earan ce, d ecl ari n g h i s in t en t i o n t o rep res en t h i m s el f

i n co n n ect i o n w i th h i s m o t i o n fo r a n ew tri al an d an y ot h er p ro ceed i n g s

. Aft er a

h eari n g on t h e m at t er, t h e t ri al co u r t d et erm i n ed t h at W ri gh t k n o wi n g l y an d

i n t el l i g en t l y wai v ed t h e ri g h t to co un s el an d u n d ers t o o d t h e d i sad v an t ag e s o f s el frep res en t at i o n, an d t he co u rt en t ered a wri t ten o r d e r a l l o w i n g W ri g ht t o rep res en t

h i m s el f. See Fa r et t a v. Ca l i f or n i a , 4 2 2 U. S. 8 0 6 , 8 3 5 (V) (9 5 SCt 2 5 2 5 , 4 5 LEd 2 d

5 6 2 ) (1 9 7 5 ); Da n e n b e r

g v. St a t e

, 2 9 1 G a. 4 3 9

, 4 4 0 (2 ) (7 2 9 SE2 d 3 15 ) (2 0 1 2 );

Th o ma s v. S t a te

, 33 1 Ga. Ap p

. 6 4 1

, 6 5 7 -6 5 8 (7 ) (7 7 1 SE2 d 2 5 5) (2 0 1 5 ). On J an u ary

2 9

, 2 0 1 6

, t h e t ri al co urt d en ied W ri g h t ’ s m o ti o n fo r a n ew t ri al

, an d W ri g h t fi l ed p ro

s e a t im el y n o t i ce o f ap p eal o n Feb ru a r y 2 3

, 2 0 1 6

. H i s ap p eal was d o ck et ed i n t h i s

Co u rt o n Decem

b er 2 1 , 2 0 1 6

.

T h i s C o u r t g ran t ed W ri gh t ’ s fi rs t m o t i o n fo r an ex ten s i o n o f t i m e t o fi l e h i s

en u m erat i o n o f erro rs an d bri ef o n J an uary 1 1, 2 0 1 7

, a l l o w i n g hi m u n ti l M arch 3,

2 0 1 7

. Th i s Co u rt g ran t ed h i s s eco n d m o ti o n fo r an ex ten s i o n o f t i m e o n M arch 2,

2 0 1 7

, al l o wi ng h im u n t i l Ap ri l 3

, 2 0 17

. No w b efo re t h e Co u rt i s W ri g ht ’ s t h i r d

m o ti o n fo r an ex t en s i o n o f t i m e, s eek i n g an ad d i t i o n al t h i rt y d ay s

. A s i n h i s fi rs t an d

s eco n d req u es t s , W ri g h t co n ten d s t h at h e i s un ab l e t o o bt ai n ad eq uat e acces s t o t h e

l aw l i brary i n hi s i n st i tu ti o n o f co nfi n em en t . W ri g ht ’ s p ro s e s t at u s d o es n o t rel i ev e

h i m o f t h e o b l i g at i o n t o co m p l y wi t h t h e s u b st an t i v e an d p ro ced u ral req ui rem en t s o f

April 13, 2017t h e l aw an d t h e ru l es o f t h i s Co u rt

. Ar r i n g t o n v. S t a t e

, 3 3 2 G a

. Ap p

. 48 1

, n

. 1 (7 7 3

SE2 d 4 3 0 ) 4 3 1 (2 0 1 5 ); Lewi s v. S t a t e

, 3 3 0 Ga. Ap p

. 6 50

, 6 5 2 (7 6 8 SE2 d 8 2 1 ) (2 0 1 5 );

Ri g g s v. S t a te

, 3 1 9 Ga. Ap p

. 1 8 9

, n . 1 (7 33 SE2 d 8 3 2) (2 01 2 ). W ri g h t h as n o w h ad

o v er fo urt een m o n t h s s i n ce t h e t ri al co u rt d en i ed h i s m o t i o n fo r a n ew tri al t o res earch

t h e i s s u es h e wi sh ed t o rai s e o n ap p eal

, an d ov er t h re e m o n t h s s i n ce t h i s cas e was

d o ck et ed i n t h i s Co u rt t o fi l e h i s en u m erat i o n o f erro rs an d b ri ef. Wr i g h t ’ s t h i rd

req u es t fo r an ex t en s i o n o f t i m e i s hereb y DENIED. W ri gh t h av in g fai l ed t o co m p l y

wi t h t h is Co u rt ’ s ru l es reg ard i n g t h e fi l i n g of an en u m erat i o n o f e r r o r s an d b ri ef,

d es p it e t wo gen ero u s ex t en s i o n s o f t i m e, th i s ap p e a l i s d eem ed ab an d o n ed an d i s

h ereb y ORDERED d i s m i s s ed . Co u rt o f Ap p eal s Ru l es 7

, 2 3 (a).

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 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

.

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

. 04/13/2017