# 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 :

A2 1 A1 57 2 . DANTE HAYW ARD v . THE STATE.

On Au g u s t 6

, 2 0 1 9, fo l l o wi n g a ben ch t ri al

, t h e t ri al c o u r t f o u n d Dan t e

H a y w ard g u i l ty o f m

u l ti p l e o ffen s es

. Two d ay s l at er, th e co urt en t ered an o rd e r

d en y i n g Hay ward ’ s m o t i o n t o s u p p res s

. Hay w ard ’ s at t o rn ey fi led a t i m el y m o t i o n fo r

n ew tri al

. In Sep tem

b er 2 0 20

, Hay ward fi led a p ro s e n o t i ce of ap p eal fro m t he d en i al

o f h is m o t i o n t o s u pp res s

. In M arch 2 0 2 1

, Hay w ard f i l e d a s eco n d pro s e n o t i ce o f

ap p eal , an d t h e t ri al co u rt cl erk t ran s m i t t ed t h e reco rd t o u s. W e l ack ju ri s d i ct i o n

. W h ere a m o t i o n fo r n ew t ri al i s t i m el y fi l ed

, j u ri s d i ct i o n rem ai ns wi t h t h e t ri al

co u rt

. See Jo n es v

. S t a t e , 3 0 9 Ga. Ap p

. 1 4 9, 1 4 9 (1 ) (7 0 9 SE2 d 5 9 3 ) (2 0 1 1 ).

Acco rd in g ly

, an y n o t ice o f ap p eal fi l ed wh i l e a m o t i o n fo r n ew t ri al rem ai n s p en d i n g

co n fers n o j u ri s d i ct io n o n t h is Co u rt

. See i d.; Dr a ke v. Cl u t t er , 19 4 G a. Ap p. 6 4 4

, 6 4 4
(3 9 1 SE2 d 4 7 3 ) (1 9 9 0 ). June 22, 2021Un d er t h es e ci rcu m s t an ces , we l ack ju ri s d i ct io n to co ns i d er th is ap peal

, wh i ch

i s h ereb y DISM ISSED. 1

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 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 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

.

1 As n o t ed

, th e m o t io n fo r n ew t ri al was fi l ed b y t ri al co u ns el

. In W h i t e v. S t a t e , t h e Su p rem e Co u rt m ad e cl e a r t h at

, u n l es s t h e t ri al co urt p erm i t s an at t o rn ey to wi t h d raw, t h at at t o rn ey ’ s d u t y t o h i s cl ien t ex t en ds at l eas t th ro u gh t h e en d o f t h e t erm i n wh i ch s en t en ce was en t ered

, “ d u ri n g wh i ch ti m e t h e co u rt r e t a i n s a u th o ri t y to ch an ge i t s p ri o r o rd ers an d ju dg m en t s o n m o t i o n o r s u a s p o n t e fo r th e p urp o s e o f

p ro m o t i n g ju s ti ce.” W

h i t e v. S t a t e , 3 02 Ga. 3 1 5

, 3 1 9 (2 ) (8 06 SE2 d 48 9 ) (2 0 1 7 ).

No t hi n g i n t h e reco rd i n d i cat es th at co u n s el h as b een rel i ev ed o f rep res en t at i o n

. Th u s , i t i s u n cl ear wh et h er Hay w ard ’ s t ri al co u n s el i s u n d er a co n t in u i n g d u t y t o rep res en t
h i m

. If t he at t o rn ey was un d er s u ch d u t y , Hay ward was u n ab l e t o fi l e a pro s e n o t i ce

o f ap p e a l

. S e e i d

. ; s ee al s o To l b er t v. To o l e , 2 96 Ga. 3 5 7

, 3 6 3 (3 ) (7 6 7 SE2 d 2 4 ) (2 0 1 4) (holding tha t a c r im i n al d efen d an t m ay n o t rep res en t h i m sel f w h i l e rep res en t ed
b y co u n s el ). W e n ot e t h at

, i n May 20 2 0

, Hay ward fi l ed a m o t i o n fo r t he ap p o i n t m en t

o f n ew co u n s el , b ut t h e t ri al co u rt h as n o t ru l ed o n t hi s m o t io n

. 06/22/2021