# 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 2 D0 33 1 . MELVI N HARRI S v . THE STATE.

M el v i n Harri s was co n v i ct ed o f rap e an d o t her cri m es i n 2 0 0 5

, an d t h i s Co u rt

affi rm ed h i s co n v ict i o n s o n ap p eal

. Ha r r i s v. S t a t e

, 2 8 3 Ga. A pp

. 3 74 (6 4 1 SE2 d 6 1 9 )

(2 0 0 7). In 2 0 21

, Harri s fi l ed a p ro s e m o t i o n t o co rrect a vo i d s en t en ce an d a “ m o t i o n

f o r n u nc p ro t un c o rd er g ran ti n g St at e’ s req u es t t o n ol l e p ro s eq u i ” t h e rap e ch a r g e

.

Th e t ri al co u rt d is m i s s ed Harri s’ s m ot io n s, an d h e fi l ed t h i s ap p li ca t i o n fo r

d i s cret i o n ary

ap peal . W e l ack ju ri s d i ct i o n

.

Pret erm it t i n g wh et h er Harri s i s en t i tl ed to ch al l en g e h i s rap e co nv i ct io n o r h i s

s en t en ce i n t h i s m an n er, 1 h i s ap p l i c a t i o n i s u n ti m el y

. To b e t i m el y

, a d i s cret i o n ary

ap p li cat io n m

u s t b e fi l ed wi t h i n 3 0 d ay s o f en t ry o f t h e o rd er to b e ap p eal ed

. OCGA

§ 5-6 -3 5 (d ); H

il l v. S t at e

, 2 0 4 G a. Ap p

. 5 8 2

, 5 83 (4 2 0 S E 2 d 3 9 3) (1 99 2 ). Th i s

s t at u to ry d ead l i n e i s ju ri s d i ct i o nal

, an d we can no t accep t an ap p l i cat i o n fo r ap p eal n ot

m ad e i n co m

p l i an ce w i t h OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (d ). Bo yl e v. S t a t e

, 1 9 0 Ga. Ap p. 73 4

, 7 3 4

(3 8 0 SE2 d 5 7 ) (1 9 8 9 ). Th e t ri al co u rt ’ s ord er was en tered o n No v em b er 5

, 20 2 1

, an d

1 T o t h e ex t en t t h at Harri s s e e k s t o ch al len g e hi s co n v i ct i on fo r rap e, a p o s t

co n vi c t i o n m o t i o n s eek in g t o v acat e an al l eg ed l y v o i d co n v i ct i o n i s n o t a v al id

p ro ced ure i n a cri m i n al c a s e

, a n d an y ap peal fro m t h e d en i al or d i s m i s s al o f s u ch a

m o ti o n m u s t b e d i s m is s ed

. See Ro b er t s v. S t a t e

, 2 8 6 G a. 5 3 2

, 5 3 2 (6 9 0 SE2 d 1 5 0 )

(2 0 1 0); Ha r

p er v. S t a t e

, 2 8 6 Ga. 2 1 6, 2 1 8 (1 ), (2 ) (6 86 SE2 d 7 8 6 ) (2 0 0 9). As t o h i s

v o i d s e n t e nce cl ai m

, t h i s Co u rt h as p rev i o u s l y reject ed Harri s’ s cl ai m s t h at h i s

s en t en ce i s v o i d an d h as in fo rm ed Harri s t h at h e i s es t o p p ed f r o m s e e k i n g fu rt h er ju d i ci al rev i ew o f t h i s i s s u e. See Cas e No s

. A1 6 A1 3 8 2 (J u l y 1 5 , 2 0 1 6 ); A1 8 A0 4 3 8

(Dec. 2 1 , 2 0 1 7 ); A1 9 A2 3 5 7 (Au g . 5 , 2 0 1 9). April 27, 2022Harri s fi l ed th i s ap p l i cat io n o n Ap ri l 5, 2 0 2 2

, 1 51 d ay s aft er en try of t h e t ri al co urt ’ s

o rd er. Acco rd i n g ly , Harri s ’ s ap p l i cat i o n i s u n t i m el y an d i s 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

C le r k ’ s O f f i c e

, A t la n t a

,

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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

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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

. 04/27/2022