# C o urt o f A ppe a ls

o f th e S ta te o f G e o rg ia

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. J U STI N ALAN J ONES v . THE STATE.

A Carro ll Co unty grand j u r y ind ic ted J u stin J o nes f o r k id nap p ing and sev eral

o ther c rimes. On Au gu st 30, 2023, the trial c o urt entered an ord er in w hic h, amo ng

o ther t hings, the c o u rt d enied J o nes’ s mo t i o n to dismiss f o r alleged sp eed y trial

v io latio ns, d e nied J o nes’ s requ est to rep resent himself , ap p o inted t he Carro ll Co u nty Pu blic D ef

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fic e to rep resent him, a nd co nc lu d e d that J o nes w as no t entitled

to hybrid r e p r e s e n t atio n in this c ase. See Jo hn s o n v
. S ta t e , 31 5 G a. 87 6 , 89 0- 89 1 (4) (885 SE2d 7 2 5 ) ( 2 0 2 3 )

. On Oc to ber 1 9 , 2023, J o nes filed , in t he Su p r eme Co u rt o f Geo rgia, a p ro se “ I nmate Fo rm f o r Civ il A c t io ns Filed in t h e S u p r eme Co u rt o f Geo rgia,” seek ing to c hallenge the d enial o f his mo tio n to d ismiss f o r alleged sp eed y trial v io latio ns. The Su p reme Co u rt c o nstru e d the f iling as an a p p lic atio n f o r interlo c u to ry ap peal and transf erred it to this Co urt. W e lac k j u r isd ic tio n. B y statu te, a p a rty seek ing a p p ellate rev iew by w a y o f an ap plic a tio n f

o r interlo c u to ry ap p eal mu st o b tain a c ertif ic ate o f immed iate rev iew fro m the trial c o urt

w ithin ten d ays o f

entry o f the o rd er so u ght to be ap p ealed

. OCGA § 5- 6

- 34 (b); see S cru ggs v. Ga

. D ept. o

f H u ma n Res o u rces , 26 1 Ga. 587 , 589 (1 ) (408 SE2d 103) (1 9 9 1) (“ [ A ] p a rty seek ing a p p ellate rev iew f ro m an interlo c u to ry o r d er mu st f ollo w the interlo c u to ry- ap p lic atio n su b s ec tio n, OCGA § 5

- 6

- 34 (b), seek a c ert i f i c ate o f immed iate rev iew f

ro m t h e t rial c o u rt, and c o mp ly w ith the time limitatio ns therein. ” ). A bsent a c ertif ic ate o f immed iate rev iew , w e lac k ju risd ic tio n o v er t h i s ap p lic atio n f

o r interlo c u to ry ap p eal. See S cru ggs , 26 1 Ga. at 589 (1 )

. January 09, 2024To the extent that J ones’ s f iling m ay b e c o nstru ed as seek ing d isc retio nary

rev iew und er OCGA § 5- 6

- 35 (b), it w as u ntimely f iled 5 0 d ays af

ter entry of the o rd er he s eek s to ap peal. See OCGA § 5- 6

- 35 ( d ) ( a n ap p lic atio n fo r d isc retio nary rev iew

mu st b e f iled w ithin 30 d ays o f entry o f the j u d gment o r trial c o u rt o r d er so u ght to be
ap p ealed ); Bo

yle v
. S ta te , 1 9 0 Ga. A p p
. 7 34, 7 3 4 (380 SE2d 57 ) (1 9 89 ) ( the
requ irements of OCGA § 5- 6

- 35 are j u risd i c t i o n al, a nd this Co u rt c anno t ac c ep t an ap p lic atio n f

o r ap peal no t mad e in c o mp lianc e therew ith). Fo r the abo v e reaso ns, this ap p lic ati o n i s h e r e by D I SM I SSED f o r lac k o f j u risd ic tio n. 1

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r u e e x t r a c t fr o m t h e m in u t e s o f t h e C o u r t o f A pp e a ls o f G e o r g ia

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ailu re to c o mp ly with the interlo c u to ry o r disc r etio nary ap p eal requ irements, w e exp ress no o p inio n on w hether the p r o s e f i ling at issu e here is

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fec tiv e in light o f the trial c o urt’ s ru ling that he is no t entitled to hybrid rep resentatio n in this c ase. See Jo hn s o n , 31 5 Ga. at 89 0- 89 1 (4). 01/09/2024