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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 A1 35 2 . KENDRI CK D. HEATH v . THE STATE.

Aft er a ju ry t ri al

, Ken dri ck Heat h was co n v i ct ed o f b u rg l ary an d o th er offen s es

. He fi l ed a m o t io n fo r n ew t ri al

, t h en ap p eal ed h i s co nv i ct i o n s a n d t h e d en i al o f h i s

m o ti o n fo r n ew t ri a l

. T h i s C o u rt affi rm ed th e ju dg m en t i n an u n p u bl is h ed o p i n i o n.

Cas e No

. A1 6 A1 8 3 9 (Dec. 6

, 2 0 1 6 ). Heat h l a t er fi l ed an ex trao rd i nary m o t i o n fo r

n ew t ri al

, wh ich t h e t ri al co u rt al s o d en i ed

. W e d is m is s ed Heat h ’ s di rect ap peal fro m

t h at o rd er b ecau se h e fai l ed t o fo l l o w t he d is cret i o n ary ap p eal s p ro ced ure. Cas e No

. A1 9 A2 16 3 (J u n e 2 6, 2 01 9 ). 1 Heat h t h ereaft er fi l ed an o t h er ex t rao rd i n ary m o t i o n fo r

n ew t ri al

, wh ich t he t ri al co u rt d en i ed . He fi l ed t hi s d i rect ap p eal fro m t h at o rd er.

As s t at ed i n o u r d is m i s s al o rd er i n Cas e No

. A1 9 A2 1 6 3, an o rd er d en y i n g an

ex t rao rd i n ary m o t i on fo r n ew t ri al m u s t b e ap p eal ed by d i s cret i o n ary ap p li cat i o n

. See

OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (a) (7 ); Ba l kco m v. S t a t e , 2 2 7 Ga. Ap p

. 3 2 7

, 3 2 9 (4 8 9 SE2 d 1 2 9 )

(1 9 9 7). Co m

p l ian ce wi t h t h e d i s cret i o n ary ap p eal s p r oc e dur e is j u ri s d i ct i o nal an d t h i s

Co u rt can n o t accep t an ap peal n o t m ad e i n co m p l i an ce t h erewi th

. Bo

yl e v. S t a t e , 1 9 0

Ga. A p p

. 7 3 4

, 7 34 (3 8 0 SE2 d 5 7 ) (1 9 8 9 )

. T h u s , Heat h ’ s fai l u re to fo l l o w t h e

d i s cret i o n ary ap p eal s p ro ced u re i n t h i s cas e d ep ri v es u s o f j u ri s d i ct i o n o v er t h i s d i rect

ap p eal

. See id

. In ad d i t i o n, Heat h ’ s cu rren t ap p eal i s b arred b ecau s e t h e i s s u es h e

1 Heat h al s o fi l ed a m o t i o n t o co rrect an i l l eg al s en ten ce, wh i ch t he tri al co u rt
d en ied

. Th i s Co u rt d is m i s s ed h i s ap p eal fro m t h at ru l i n g b ecau se h e fai l ed t o rai s e a

co l o rab l e v o i d s en t en ce cl ai m . Cas e No . A2 0 A1 9 6 5 (Au g . 2 4 , 2 0 2 0). August 05, 2022rai s es hav e o r co u l d h av e b een l i t i g a t e d i n a p ri o r ap p eal

. 2 See Ech o l s v. St a t e , 2 4 3

Ga. Ap p

. 7 7 5

, 77 6 (5 34 SE2 d 4 6 4 ) (2 0 0 0 ) (“ It i s ax i o m at i c th at t h e s am e is s u e can n ot

b e rel i ti g at ed ad i n fi n i t u m

. Th e s am e i s t ru e o f ap p eal s of t h e sam e is s u e o n th e s am e

g ro u nd s .”) (p u n ct uat i o n o m i t ted ); Ja cks o n v. S ta t e , 27 3 Ga. 3 2 0

, 3 2 0 (5 4 0 SE2 d 6 1 2 )

(2 0 0 1) (a p art y “ i s n o t e n t i t l ed t o an ot h er b i t e at t h e ap p le b y way o f a s eco n d

ap p eal ”); Ro s s v. S t a te

, 3 1 0 Ga. Ap p

. 3 2 6

, 3 2 7 (7 13 SE2 d 4 3 8 ) (2 0 1 1 ) (d i s m i s s al o f

p rev i o u s ap p eal co ns t i tu t es b i n d i n g l aw o f t h e cas e).

Acco rd i ng l y , t h i s ap p eal i s h ereb y DISM ISSED.

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f G e o r g ia

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, A t la n t a
,

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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

.

2 A l t h o u g h Heat h ci t ed n ewl y -d i s co vered ev i d en ce as t h e b as i s fo r t h e

ex t rao rd i n ary m o t i on fo r new t r i a l a t i s s u e i n t h i s ap p eal (wh i ch m o t i o n h e fi l ed in

2 0 2 1 ), he s t at ed t h at t h e n ew ev i d en ce was di s co vered d u ri n g a m o ti o n h eari n g in

No v em b er 2 0 1 5

. Heat h fi l ed an ex t rao rd i n ary m ot i o n fo r new tri al i n 2 01 9 , an d we d i s m i s s ed h i s ap p eal fro m t he d en i al o f t h at m o t i o n i n Cas e No

. A1 9A2 1 6 3

. 08/05/2022