# C o u rt o f

A p p ea ls

o f t h e S t a te o f

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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 91 9 . J OHN ADAM TAYLOR v . THE STATE.
A1 7 A0 92 0 . J OHN ADAM TAYLOR v . THE STATE.
A1 7 A0 92 1 . J OHN ADAM TAYLOR v . THE STATE.

In 2 0 1 3 , a ju ry fo u n d J o h n Ad am Tay l or g u i l t y

o f ch i l d m o l es tat i o n , an d t h i s
Co u rt affi rm ed h i s co n v i ct i on

. See Ta yl or v. S t a t e , 3 34 Ga. Ap p

. 12 (7 7 8 SE2 d 2 6 )
(2 0 1 5). Tay l or fi l ed a t im el y m o t i o n t o m o di fy h i s s en ten ce o n Decem b er 2

, 2 0 1 5

. He

al s o fi l ed an u n t i m el y m o t i o n t o m o d i fy h i s s en t en ce. On J u n e 2 3

, 2 0 1 6

, t h e t ri al co u rt

d en ied t h e m o t i on s i n a s i n g l e o rd er. Tay l o r s u b s e q u e nt l y fi led an ex t rao rd i n ary

m o ti o n fo r n ew t ri al

, wh i ch t h e t ri al co u rt al so d en i ed

. In Cas e Nu m b er A1 7 A0 9 1 9,
Tay l o r seek s t o ap p eal t h e d en ial o f h i s fi rs t m o t io n t o m o d ify h i s s en t en ce; i n Cas e

Nu m b er A 1 7 A 0 92 0

, T ay l or s eek s t o ap p eal t h e d en i al o f h i s s eco n d m o t i on t o m o d i fy

h i s s en t en ce; an d i n Cas e Nu m b er A1 7 A0 9 21

, Tay l o r s eek s t o ap p eal t h e d en i al o f h i s

ex t rao rd i n ary

m o ti o n fo r n ew t ri al . W e, h owev er, l ack ju ri sd i ct i o n

. As t o Cas e No

. A 1 7A0 9 1 9 , a s en t en ci n g co u rt m ay m o d i fy a sen t en ce wi t h in

o n e y ear of i t s i m

p o s i t i o n o r w i th i n 1 2 0 d ay s aft er rem i t t i t u r fo ll o wi n g a d i rect ap p eal

, wh i ch ev er is l at er. See OCGA § 1 7 -1 0 -1 (f); Fr a zi er v. S t a t e , 3 0 2 Ga. Ap p

. 3 4 6

, 3 4 7

- 3 4 8 (6 9 1 SE2 d 2 4 7 ) (2 0 10 ). Th e den i al o f a t i m el y m o t io n t o m o d i fy u n d er OCGA
§ 1 7-1 0 -1 (f) i s s u b

ject t o d irect ap p eal

. See, e. g., Ma l d on a do v. S t a t e , 2 6 0 G a. Ap p.

5 8 0 (5 8 0 SE2 d 3 3 0 ) (2 0 0 3 ). Ho wev er, a n o t i ce o f ap p eal m us t b e fi led w i t hi n 3 0 day s
aft er en t ry o f t h e ap peal ab le o rd er, an d t h e p ro p er 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 req u ired t o co n fer j u ri s d i ct i o n o n t h i s Co u rt

. See OCGA § 5 -6 -3 8 (a);

Ro wl a n d v. S ta t e , 26 4 Ga. 8 72

, 8 7 2 (1 ) (4 5 2 SE2 d 7 5 6 ) (1 9 95 ). H ere, Tay l or fi l ed h i s

n o t i ce o f ap p eal o n Au g us t 1 0

, 2 0 1 6

, 4 8 d ay s aft er en t ry o f t h e tri al co u rt ’ s J u n e 2 3, January 23, 20172 0 1 6 o rd er. Acco rd in g l y , t h e n o t i ce o f ap p eal was u n ti m el y , an d we l ack j u ri s d i ct i o n

t o co n si d er t h e ap peal i n A1 7 A0 9 1 9

. In Cas e N o

. A1 7 A0 9 2 0, Tay l o r al s o s eek s t o ap p eal t h e t ri al co urt ’ s J u n e 2 3,

2 0 1 6 o rd er t o t h e ex t en t it d en i ed h i s s eco n d m o ti o n t o m o d ify h i s s en t en ce, fi l ed o n

M ay 3 1, 2 0 1 6

. Ho wev er, Tay l o r’ s n o t ice o f ap p eal w as fi l ed on Au g u st 1 7

, 2 0 1 6

, 5 5

d ay s aft er en t ry of t h e o rd er o n ap p eal

. Th u s , t h e n ot i ce o f ap p eal i s u nt i m el y , wh i ch

d ep ri v es t h i s Co urt o f ju ri sd i ct i o n . See Ro wl a n d , s u p ra.
Fi n al l y , i n Cas e No

. A1 7 A0 92 1

, T ay l o r seek s t o ap p eal t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s o rd er
d en y i n g h i s ex t rao rd i n ary m o t i o n fo r n ew t ri al

. A n ord er d en y i n g an ex t rao rd i n ary

m o ti o n fo r n ew t ri al m

u s t b e ap p eal ed b y a p p l i c a t i o n fo r d is cret i o n ary ap p eal

. See

OCGA § 5 -6

- 3 5 (a) (7 ); Ba l kco m v. S t a te
, 22 7 Ga. Ap p

. 3 2 7

, 3 2 9 (4 8 9 SE2 d 1 2 9 )
(1 9 9 7).

Acco rd i ng l y , we l a c k j u ri s d i ct i o n o v er t h es e ap p eal s , wh i ch are h ereb y
DISM ISSED.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I c e r ti fy t h a t t h e a b o v e is a tr u e e x t r a c t f r o m

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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

. 01/23/2017