# 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 80 4 . SHEA BELCHER v . THE STATE.

In 2 0 0 6

, Sh ea B e l ch er p l ed g u i l t y t o t wo co u n ts of arm ed ro b b ery an d o n e

co u nt o f si m

p l e ki d n ap p in g

. He l at er fi l ed a m o ti o n fo r an o u t -o f-t im e ap p eal an d a

m o ti o n t o wi t h d raw h i s g u i l t y p l ea. Th e t ri al co u rt den i e d t h e m o t i o n s, Bel ch er

ap p eal ed

, an d t h i s Co urt affi rm ed , h o l d i n g t h at t h e reco rd refu t ed Bel ch er’ s at t ack s

o n hi s g u i l t y p l ea. See Bel ch er v. S t a t e

, 3 0 4 Ga. A p p

. 6 4 5 (6 97 SE2 d 3 0 0 ) (2 0 1 0 ).

I n M a y 2 0 1 6

, Bel ch er fi l ed a “ m o t i o n fo r ou t -o f t i m e ap p eal / p l ea i n ab at em en t

, ”

cl ai m i ng t h at t h ere were erro rs i n t h e fi l in g o f t h e i n d i ct m en t. Th e t ri al co u rt d en i ed

t h e m o t i o n , an d Bel ch er fi l ed t h e i n s t an t ap p eal . W e l ack ju ri s d i ct i o n

.

An o u t -o f-t i m e ap p eal i s a ju d i ci al creat i o n t h at s erv es as t h e re m e d y f o r a

fru s t rat ed ri g h t o f ap p eal

. R o ma n o v. S t a t e

, 2 97 Ga. 4 9 7, 49 7 (7 7 5 SE2 d 1 51 ) (2 0 1 5 ).

Th e den i al o f a m o t i o n fo r an o u t -o f-t i m e ap p eal is d irect l y ap peal ab l e wh en t h e

cri m i n al co n v i ct i o n at i s s u e h as n o t u n d erg o n e ap p el lat e rev i ew. Id

. Ho wev er, t h ere

i s no ri g h t t o d irect l y ap peal t h e d en i al o f s u ch a m o t i o n fi l ed b y a d efen d an t wh o s e

co n vi ct i o n h as b een affi rm ed o n d i rect ap p eal

. Ri ch a r d s v. S ta t e , 2 7 5 Ga. 19 0

, 1 9 1

(5 6 3 SE2 d 8 5 6 ) (2 0 0 2 ). Th u s

, i n Ro m an o

, s u p ra, t h e Su p rem e Co urt d i s m i s s ed t h e

d efen d an t ’ s ap p eal o f t h e d en i al o f h i s m o t io n fo r an o u t -o f-t i m e ap peal o n t h e b as i s

h i s co n v i ct i o n h ad b een rev i ewed an d affi rm ed o n t h e d i rect ap p eal o f t h e d en i al o f

h i s m o t i o n t o wi t h d raw h i s gu i l t y p l ea. 2 9 7 Ga. at 4 9 7

. H ere, Bel ch er’ s co n v i ct i o n

was rev i ewed an d aff

i r m ed o n t h e d irect ap p eal of t h e d en i al o f h i s m o t i o n to

wi t h d raw h i s g ui l t y p lea an d hi s fi rs t m o t i o n fo r an o u t -o f-t i m e ap p eal

. Th erefo re, h e

i s n o t en t i t l ed t o an ot h er o u t -o f-t i m e ap p eal

.

Fu rt her, Bel ch er had n o ri g h t t o wi t h d raw h i s g u i l t y p l ea, as a t ri al co u rt l ack s February 02, 2017j u r i s d i ct i o n to al l ow t h e wi t h d rawal o f a pl ea wh en t h e t erm o f co urt i n wh i ch t h e

d efen d an t was s en t en ced h as ex p i red

. See Ru b i an i v. S ta te

, 2 7 9 Ga. 2 9 9, 29 9 (6 1 2

SE2 d 7 9 8 ) (2 0 0 5 ); s ee al s o i d. at 2 9 9 n

. 1 (t h e s u bs t an ce o f a m o t i on

, rat her t h an i t s

n o m en cl at u re, co n t ro l s ). O n ce t h e t erm o f co u rt i n wh i ch a d efen dan t w as s en t en ced

h a s e x p ired

, t h e on ly m ean s fo r h i m t o wi th d raw h i s g u i l t y p l ea is t h ro u g h h ab e a s

co rp u s p ro ceed in gs . Id

.

Acco rd i ng l y

, t he St at e’ s m o t i o n t o d i s m i s s t h i s ap p eal i s h ereb y GRANTED,

an d t h is ap p eal i s h ereb y

DISM ISSED fo r l ack o f ju ri s d i ct io n

.

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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 t i f y 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 t h 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

. 02/02/2017