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# I n th e Co u r t o f

A p p eals o f

G eo r g ia

A2 0 A1 27 4

, A2 0 A1 59 7

, A2 0 A1 6 4 0. O L A D UNNI v

. THE STATE (t h ree cas es ).

M C F A D D E N , Ch i ef J u d g e.

Ib rah i m Ol ad u n n i p l ed gu i l t y t o v ari o u s cri m es , an d t h e t ri al co u rt e n t e r e d a

ju d g m en t o f co n v i ct i o n o n t h e p l e a o n M arch 1 2, 2 0 19

. W i th i n t h e s am e t erm o f

co u rt

, O l ad u nn i fi led a t im el y m o t i o n t o wi t h d raw h i s g ui l t y p l ea, D o s S a n to s v. S t a t e ,

3 0 7 Ga. 1 5 1

, 1 5 8 (5 ) (8 3 4 SE2 d 7 3 3 ) (2 0 1 9 ), an d a t i m el y m o t i o n i n arres t o f

ju d g m en t

. OCGA § 1 7 -9 -6 1 (b ). See O CGA § 1 5 -6 -3 (3 ) (t erm s o f co u rt fo r At l an t a

Ci rcu i t Su p eri o r Co u rt

, w hi ch i n cl u d es Fu l t o n Co u n t y , co m m en ce o n t h e fi rs t

M o n day i n J an u ary , M arch , M ay , J ul y , Sep t em b er, an d No v em

b er).

He al s o fi l ed t h ree n o ti ces o f ap p eal

, t wo aft er o ral ru li n g s den y i n g h is m o t i o n

t o wi t h draw h i s g u il t y p l ea an d o n e aft er t he en t ry of t h e t ri a l c o u r t ’s w r i t t en o rd erd en y i n g h i s m o t i o n t o wi t h d raw h i s g u i l ty p l ea. In e a c h n ot i ce o f ap p eal

, Ol ad u n ni

ch al l en g ed h is co n vi ct i o n an d s en t en ce, t h e d e n i a l o f h i s m o t i on t o wi t h draw h i s

g u i l t y p l ea, an d t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s t reat m en t o f h i s m o t io n i n arres t o f ju d g m en t

.

Ol ad u n n i ’ s m o t i o n in arres t o f ju d g m en t “ was p en d i n g wh en [h e] fi l ed [h i s ] no t i ce[s ]

o f ap p eal

, an d as f

a r a s w e k no w, h i s m o t i o n s ti l l i s p en d i n g t o day .” S ta t e v. Ho o d

,

2 9 5 Ga. 6 6 4 (7 6 3 SE2 d 4 8 7) (2 0 1 4 ).

Becau s e Ol ad u n n i ’ s m o t i o n i n arres t o f ju d g m en t rem ai n s p en d i n g , we l ack

ju ri s d i ct i o n o v er h i s ap p eal s

. Ol ad u n ni ’ s “ m o ti o n [i n arres t o f ju d g m en t ] rem ai n s

p en di n g , t he t ri al co urt h as ju ri s d i ct i o n t o ru le o n t h e m e r i t s o f t h e m o t i o n,

[Ol ad u nn i ’ s ] n o t i ce[s ] of ap p eal

. . . [h av e] n o t ri p en ed

, an d t h e at t em p t ed ap p eal in

t h i s [c] o u rt m

u s t be di s m i s s ed .” Po u n d s v. S t a t e ,

_

_ Ga.

_ _ ,

_ _ (4 ) (8 4 6 SE2 d 4 8 )

(2 0 2 0) (ad d res s in g m o t i o n fo r n ew t ri al

, wh i ch

, li k e a m o t i o n i n arres t o f ju d g m en t

,

i s a res et t i n g p o s t

-

j u d g m en t m o t i o n u n d er OCGA § 5 -6 -3 8 (a)). “ If t h e m o t i o n [i n

arres t of ju d g m en t] i s d en ied

, t h e ju d g m en t fro m w h i ch [Ol ad u n n i ] s ee k s t o a p p e al

wi l l s t an d

, an d th e n o t i ce[s ] o f ap p eal prev i o us l y fi l ed b y [Ol ad u n n i ] t h en wi l l ri p en .”

Ho o d , 2 9 5 Ga. at 6 6 5

.

Ap p ea l s d i s mi s s ed . Do

yl e, P. J., a n d

Ho d ges , J., co n cu r

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