# 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 :

A 2 1 D0 1 5 9

, A2 1 D0 1 6 6. R YAN ALEXANDER MAYS v. THE STATE ( T W O

CASES).

Ry an Al ex an d er M ay s fi l ed t h es e d i s cret i o n a ry ap p l icat io ns fro m two t ri al

co u rt o rd ers en t ered m ore th an 1 2 y ears aft er h i s co nv i ct i o n s

. In Cas e No

. A2 1 D0 1 5 9,

h e seek s rev iew o f an o rd er d en y i n g h i s p r o s e “ M o t i o n t o Di s m i s s In d i ct m en t an d

Dem an d fo r De No v o Rev i ew/ Tri al ” en t ered o n Oct o b er 20

, 2 0 2 0

. In Cas e No

.

A2 1 D0 16 6

, M ay s s eek s rev iew o f an o rd er den y i n g h is “ M ot i o n t o Arres t J u d g m en t

OCGA § 1 7 -9 -6 1 ” an d “ En u m erat i on o f Erro rs ,” wh i ch w as s i gn ed b y t h e t ri al co u rt

ju d g e o n No v em

ber 1 6, 2 02 0

. 1 Fo r t h e r eas o ns t hat fo l l ow, ho wev er, we l ack

ju ri s d i ct i o n

.

Th e h i s t o ry o f t hi s cas e s h o ws t h a t M a ys w a s co n v i ct ed o n Ap ri l 2 , 2 0 0 8, o f

s ev eral co u n t s of b u rg l ary, arm ed ro bb ery

, an d ag grav at ed as s au l t

, as wel l as o n e

co u nt o f p o s s es s i o n of a fi rearm d u ri n g t h e co m m i ss i o n o f a cri m e. On Ju l y 7

, 2 0 0 8,

M ay s fi l ed a m o ti o n fo r n ew t ri al

. T h e t ri al co u rt d en i ed t h at m o t i o n o n Feb ru ary 2 5,

2 0 0 9

, an d M ay s fi l ed a no t i ce o f ap p eal

, b u t we d i s m i s s ed h i s ap p eal o n t h e g ro u n d

t h at hi s m o t i o n fo r n ew t ri al w a s n o t f i l e d i n a t im el y m an n er. See Cas e No

.

A0 9 A1 88 7 (d i s m i s s e d J u n e 3

, 2 0 0 9 ). Aft er t h e t ri al co u rt g ran t ed M ay s an o u t -o ft i m e ap p eal

, May s ag ai n s o u g h t rev i ew i n th i s Co u rt

, an d we affi rm ed h is co nv i ct i o n s

.

See Ma ys v. S t a t e

, 30 6 Ga. Ap p

. 5 0 7 (7 0 3 SE2 d 21 ) (2 0 1 0 ). Th ereaft er, M ay s fi l ed

1 T h is Co u rt req u es t e d a s t am p ed “ fi l ed ” o rd er, b u t M ay s h as no t p ro v i d ed

s am e. H i s ap p l i cat io n was fi l ed o n Decem b er 1 7

, 2 0 2 0

, 3 1 d ay s aft er t h e s i g n i n g o f

t h e o rd er. January 13, 2021an ex t rao rd i n ary m o t i o n fo r n e w t r i a l

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

, t h en s o u g ht

reco n s i d erat i on o f t h at o rd er, wh i ch th e tri al co u rt al s o d en ied

. M a y s fi l ed an

ap p li cat io n fo r d i s cret i o n ary rev i ew o f t h e o rd er d en y in g h i s m o t i o n fo r

reco n s i d erat i on

, w h i ch t h i s Co u rt d i s m i s s e d fo r l ack o f ju ri s d i ct i o n. See Cas e No

.

A1 7 D0 26 7 (d i s m i s s ed F e b ru ary 9

, 2 0 1 7 ). M ay s fi l ed t h e m o t io n s at i ss u e i n t h e

i n s t an t cas e s o m e t i m e th ereaft er, b u t h e d i d n o t in cl u d e t hem wi th h is ap p l i cat i o n

m at eri al s

, i n v io l at i o n o f Co u rt o f Ap p eal s Ru l e 3 1 (e) (“ ap pl i can t s h al l i ncl u d e wi th

t h e ap pl i cat io n a co p y o f an y p et i t i o n o r m ot i o n t h at l ed d i rect l y t o t h e o rd er o r

ju d g m en t b ei n g a p p eal ed an d a co p y o f an y res p o n s es to t h e p et it i o n o r m o t i o n ”).

No n et h el es s , as al l u d ed t o earl ier, we l ack ju ri s di ct i o n

.

An ap p l i cat i o n fo r d i scret i o n ary ap p eal m u st b e fi l ed wi th i n 3 0 d ay s o f en t ry

o f th e o rd er t o b e ap p eal ed

. OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (d ); Hi l l v. S t a t e

, 2 0 4 Ga. Ap p

. 5 8 2 (4 2 0

SE2 d 3 9 3 ) (1 9 9 2 ). W e lack ju ri s d i ct i on to co n s id er an u n ti m el y ap p l i cat i o n

. See Hi l l

,

s u p ra. Th e o rd er th at May s s eek s t o a pp eal in Cas e No

. A2 1 D0 1 59 was en t ered o n

Oct o b er 2 0 , 2 0 2 0

, an d h e fi l ed h i s ap p l i cat i o n 59 d ay s l at er on Decem b er 1 8 , 2 0 2 0.

Th u s, we l ack ju ri s d i ct i on t o co n s i d er Cas e No . A2 1 D0 1 5 9

.

Reg ard i n g Cas e No

. A2 1 D0 1 6 6

, i n wh i ch M a y s s eek s t o ch al len g e t h e o rd er

d en y i n g h i s m o t i on t o arres t j u d g m en t

, n o s t a m p ed “ fi l ed ” ju d g m en t h as b een fi l ed

wi t h i n t he t i m e al l o w ed

. W i t h o u t a s tam ped “ fi le d ” j u dg m en t

, w e are u n ab l e to

as cert ai n wh et h er t h e fi l in g i s t i m el y

. Th e o rd er was s ig n ed o n N o v em b er 1 6

, 2 0 2 0,

an d M ay s fi l ed hi s ap p l i cat i o n o n D e c e m b er 1 7

, 2 0 2 0

, 3 1 d ay s l at er. Ev en i f we

p res u m ed a t i m el y

fi l i n g , we wo u l d n o n et hel es s l ack ju ri s di ct i o n

.

A m o t i o n t o arres t ju d g m en t “ m us t b e bas ed o n a n o n -am en d ab l e d efect t h at

ap p ears o n t h e face o f t h e reco rd or p l ead i n g s an d m us t b e m ad e d u ri n g t h e t erm at

wh i ch t h e ju d g m en t was o b t ai n ed .” La y v. S t a t e

, 2 8 9 Ga. 2 1 0

, 2 1 1 (2 ) (7 1 0 SE2 d 1 4 1 )

(2 0 1 1) (p u n ct u at i on om it t ed ). M ay s ’ s m ot io n i s u n t i m el y becau s e i t was n o t fi l ed

d u ri n g t h e t erm o f co urt at wh i ch t h e j u d g m en t was o bt ai n ed

. See OCGA § 1 7 -9 -6 1

(b ); Ha mmo n d v. S t a t e

, 2 9 2 Ga. 2 3 7

, 2 3 8 (7 3 4 SE2 d 3 9 6) (2 0 1 2 ). A cco rd i n g l y

, fo r

t h e reas o n s s tat ed ab o v e, b ot h ap p l i cat i on s are h ereb y DISM ISSED.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

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, C l e r k

. 01/13/2021