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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 5 A1 69 0 . GRADY R. W I LLI A MS, J R. v . THE STATE.

In 2 00 8

, Grad y W i ll i am s was co n v ict ed o f arm ed ro b bery an d o t her offen s es

. He fi l ed an u n t i m el y ap p eal fro m h i s co n v ict i o n s , wh i ch we d i s m i s s ed

. See Cas e No

. A1 4 A0 52 5 (d eci d ed Decem ber 2 0

, 2 0 1 3 ). W i l l iam s al s o fi l ed an a p p eal fro m t h e

d en ial o f h i s m o t i o n fo r n ew tri al

, b u t t h at was al s o d is m i ss ed as u n t i m el y

. See Cas e

No

. A 1 0A1 1 5 9 (d eci d ed M arch 1

, 2 0 1 0 ). On May 1 2, 20 1 4

, W i l li am s fi l ed a m o t i o n

t o d is m i s s h is i n d i ct m en t

, arg u i n g t h at t he St at e fai l ed t o p ro v e v en u e at t ri al

, h i s

i n d i ct m en t was l eg al l y i n s u ffi ci en t

, h i s arres t warran t was in v al i d

, h i s s p eed y t ri al

ri gh t s were v io lat ed

, a n d t h e p ro s ecu t o r co m m it t ed m i sco n d u ct an d act ed

v i n d i ct i v el y

. T h e t ri al co urt s i g n ed an o rd er d ecl i n i n g t o co n s i d er th e m o t i o n , an d

W i ll i am s ap p eal ed

. W e d i s m is s ed th e ap p eal

, fi n d i n g t h at W i l l i am s was n o t p erm i t t ed

t o at t ack h i s c o n v i c t io n s in t hat m an n er an d t h at h e d i d n o t as s ert a co l o rab l e v o i d

s en t en ce cl ai m

. See Cas e No

. A1 4 A2 1 5 4 (d eci d ed Au g u s t 2 0

, 2 0 1 4 ). W i l l i am s

s u b s eq u en t l y fi l ed a m o t i on fo r ju d g m e n t a s a m at t er of l aw, wh i ch th e t ri al co u rt

co n st ru ed as a m o t i o n to v acat e v o id ju d g m en t

. Th e tri al co u rt d en i ed th e m o t i o n o n

M arch 1 6

, 2 0 1 5

, an d W il l i am s fi l ed a m o t i o n fo r reco n si d erat i on , wh ich th e co u rt

d en ied o n Ap ri l 6, 2 01 5. W i l l i am s fi l ed a d irect ap p eal fro m t hat o rd er o n Ap ri l 2 0,

2 0 1 5 . W e l ack ju ri s d i ct i on fo r t wo reas o n s

. Fi rs t

, a n o ti ce o f ap peal m u s t be fi l ed wi t h in 30 d ay s aft er t h e en t ry o f t h e t ri al

co u rt ’ s o rd er. OCGA § 5 -6 -3 8 (a). Th e p ro p er an d t i m el y fi l in g o f a n o t i ce o f ap p eal

i s an ab s o l u t e req u irem en t t o co n fer ju ri s d ict i o n u p o n t h i s Co urt

. Co u ch v. Un i t ed

Pa p er wo r ker s In t l

. U n io n , 2 2 4 Ga. Ap p

. 7 2 1 (4 8 2 SE2 d 7 0 4) (1 99 7 ). Th e d en i al o f

a m o t i o n fo r reco n s i d erat i o n i s no t d i rect l y ap p eal ab l e, an d t h e fi l i n g o f s u ch a m o t i o n June 22, 2015d o es n o t ex t en d t h e t i m e fo r fi l i n g an ap p eal

. See B el l v. Co h r a n , 24 4 Ga. Ap p

. 5 1 0,

5 1 1 (5 3 6 SE2 d 18 7 ) (2 0 0 0 ); S a va ge v. News ome , 1 7 3 Ga. A p p

. 2 71 ( 3 2 6 S E 2 d 5 )
(1 9 8 5). H ere, W i l l i am s fi led h i s n o t i c e o f a p p eal 35 d ay s aft er th e en t ry o f t h e t ri al

co u r t ’s o r d er d en y i n g h i s m o t i o n t o v acat e. Acco rd i n gl y , we l ack ju ri sd i ct i o n to

co n si d er t h i s ap peal

. F urt h erm o re, a m o t io n s eek i n g to ch al l en g e an al l eg ed l y i n v al i d o r v o i d
ju d g m en t o f co n v i ct i on “ i s n o t o n e o f t he es tab l is h ed p ro ced u res fo r ch al len g i n g t h e

v al i d i t y o f a ju d gm en t i n a cri m i n al cas e.” Ro b er t s v. S t at e , 2 8 6 Ga. 5 32 (6 9 0 SE2 d

1 5 0 ) (2 0 1 0 ). Becau s e W i l l i am s i s n o t au t h ori zed t o co ll at eral l y at t ack h i s co n v i ct i on s

i n t h i s m an n er, th i s ap peal i s s u b j ect to d i s m i ss al

. See i d .; s ee al s o Ha r p er v. S t a t e , 2 8 6 Ga. 2 1 6

, 2 1 8 (1 ) (6 8 6 SE2 d 7 8 6 ) (2 0 0 9 ) (o v erru l i n g Ch es t er v. S ta te
, 2 8 4 Ga.

1 6 2

, 1 6 2-1 63 (2 ) (6 6 4 SE2 d 2 2 0 ) (2 0 0 8 )); Ma t h er l ee v. S t a t e , 3 0 3 Ga. Ap p. 7 6 5 (6 9 4

SE2 d 6 6 5) (2 0 1 0).

Bas ed o n t h e fo reg oi ng , W i l l i am s ’ ap p eal i s h ereb y DISM ISSED.

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, C l e r k

. 06/22/2015