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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 :

A2 0 A1 45 8 . CHARLES W I LLI AMS v

. THE STATE.

Ch arl es W i l li am s was co n v i ct ed o f k i d n ap p i n g an d o t her cri m es , a n d we

affi rm ed h i s co n vi ct i o ns o n ap peal i n an un p u bl i s h ed op i n i o n

. See W i ll i ams v. S t a t e , Cas e N o

. A1 9 A0 8 3 6 (Oct

. 2 8

, 20 1 9 ). Back i n t h e t ri al co u rt

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

t o s et as i d e an d re-en t er o u r o p i n i o n, cl ai m i n g t h at h e h ad n o t recei v ed n ot i ce o f i t in

s u ffi ci en t t i m e to s eek fu rt h er ap p el l at e rev i ew. On D ecem b er 2 0

, 20 1 9

, th e t ri al co u rt

en t ered an o rd er d i s m i s s in g W i l l i am s ’ s m o t i o n o n t h e g ro u nd t h at i t l ack ed au t h o ri t y

t o s et as i d e an o p i ni o n o f t h i s Co u rt

. W i l l i am s s en t a l et t er t o th e t ri al co u rt

, wh i ch i t

co n st ru ed as a m o t i o n fo r reco n s i d erat i o n an d d en i e d

. W i l l i am s al s o fi led a fo rm al

m o ti o n fo r reco n s i d erat i o n , wh i ch t h e t r i al co urt l i k ewi se d en i ed

. On Feb ru ary 3,

2 0 2 0

, W i l l i am s fi led a n o t i ce o f ap p eal . Th e St at e h as m o v ed t o d i sm i s s t h i s ap p eal

as u n ti m el y . W e ag ree wi t h t he St at e t h at t h e ap peal was n o t t i m el y fi l ed

. A n o t i ce o f ap p eal m

u s t b e fi l ed wi t h i n 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 im el y fi li n g o f a n o t i ce o f ap p eal

i s an ab s ol u t e req u i rem en t t o co n fer ju ri sd i ct i o n u p o n an ap p el l at e co urt .” Per l ma n

v. Per l m a n , 3 18 Ga. A p p

. 7 3 1

, 73 9 (4 ) (7 3 4 SE2 d 5 6 0 ) (2 0 1 2 ) (p un ct u at io n o m i t t ed ).

Th e fi l i n g o f a m o t i o n fo r reco n s i d erat i o n d o es n o t ex t en d t he t i m e fo r fi l i n g a n o t i ce

o f ap p eal

, a n d t h e d e n i a l o f a m o t i o n fo r reco n s i d erat i o n i s no t i t sel f a d i rect l y

a p p eal ab l e o rd er. See B el l v. Co h r a n , 2 4 4 Ga. Ap p

. 51 0

, 5 1 0-5 1 1 (5 3 6 SE2 d 1 8 7 )
(2 0 0 0); S a va g e v. News ome , 1 73 Ga. Ap p. 2 7 1 , 2 7 1 (3 2 6 SE2 d 5 ) (1 9 8 5 ). Here, May 14, 2020W i ll i am s ’ s n o ti ce o f ap peal was fi l ed 4 5 d ay s aft er en try o f t h e o rd er d i s m i s s i n g h i s

m o ti o n t o s et as i d e. Th e n o ti ce o f ap p eal i s t h u s u n t i m el y

. Fo r t hes e reas o n s , th e St at e’ s m o ti o n t o d i s m i s s t h i s ap p e a l i s h ereb y GRANTED, an d t h i s ap p eal i s DISM ISSED fo r l ack o f ju ri s d i ct io n

.

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f G e o r g ia

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,

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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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f s a i d c o u r t

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, C l e r k

. 05/14/2020