# C o u rt o f

A p p ea ls

o f t h e S t a te o f

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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 :

A1 5 A1 75 7 ; A1 5 A1 7 5 8; A1 5 A1 7 5 9. EARL PARRI SH v . THE STATE.

Earl Parri s h w as sen t en ced to l i fe i n p ri so n fo r r a p e , an d hi s co n v i ct i o n was

affi rm ed o n ap p eal

. See Pa r r is h v. S t a t e , 2 3 7 G a. Ap p

. 2 74 (5 1 4 SE2 d 4 5 8 ) (1 9 9 9 ).

Parri s h fi l ed sev eral p ro s e m o t i o n s s eek i n g to v acat e o r s et as i d e hi s al l eg ed l y v o id

s en t en ce. Th e t ri al co u rt d en i ed t h e m o t i o n s i n o rd ers en t ered on Decem b er 2 3

, 2 0 1 3

an d No v em

b er 1 7

, 2 0 1 4

. M o n t h s l at er, Parri s h s o u g ht t o ap p e a l t h e s e ru l i n g s an d

fi led a m o t i o n t o p ro c e ed i n fo rm a p au p eri s. Th e tri al co urt d en ied t h e m o t i o n to

p ro ceed i n fo rm a p au p eri s u n d er O CGA § 9 -1 5 -2 (d ) o n t h e b as i s t h at t h e n o t i ces o f

ap p eal were u n t i m el y an d t hu s n o rel i ef co u l d b e g ran t ed

. Parri s h fi l ed a m o t i o n fo r

reco n s i d erat i on fro m t h i s ru l in g , wh i ch t he t r i a l co u rt den i ed o n J an u ary 15

, 2 0 1 4

. In Cas e Nu m

b er A 1 5 A 1 7 5 7

, Parri s h s eek s t o ap p eal t h e o rd er d en y i n g h i s

m o ti o n fo r reco n s id erat i o n

. In Cas e Nu m b er A 1 5 A1 7 5 8

, Parri sh s eek s to ap p eal t h e

t ri al co urt ’ s No v em

b er 1 7

, 2 0 1 4 o rd er. In Cas e Nu m b er A1 5A1 75 9

, Parri s h s eek s to

ap p eal t h e Decem

b er 2 3 , 2 01 3 o rd er.

Un d er OCGA § 5 -6 -3 8 (a), a n o t i ce o f ap p eal m us t b e fi led w i t hi n 3 0 d ay s aft er

en t ry o f an ap p eal ab l e o rd er. Th e p ro p er an d t i m el y fi l i n g o f a no t i ce of ap p eal is an

ab s o lu t e req u i rem en t t o co nfer ju ri s d i ct i o n o n t h i s Co u rt

. See Ro wl a n d v. S t a t e , 2 6 4

Ga. 8 72 (1 ) (4 52 SE2 d 75 6 ) (1 9 9 5 ). Here, n o n e o f Parri s h ’ s n ot i ces o f a p p e a l w as

t i m el y fi l ed

. 1 W e th u s l ack ju ri s d i ct io n t o co n s i d er t h e s e a p peal s , wh i ch are h ereb y

1 Th e no t i ce o f ap p eal i n Cas e Nu m b er A1 5 A 1 7 5 7 was fi l ed J an u ary 8

, 2 0 1 5,

al m o s t a y ear aft er th e t ri al co u rt ’ s J an u ary 1 5

, 2 0 1 4 o rd er. T h e n ot i ce o f ap p eal in

Cas e N u m

ber A1 5 A 1 75 8 w as fi l ed o n Dec e m b e r 1 9

, 2 0 14

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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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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I c e r ti fy t h a t t h e a b o v e i s a t r u e e x t r a c t f r o m

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

. 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

.

co u rt ’ s No vem

b er 1 7 o rd er. T h e n o ti ce o f ap p eal i n Cas e N u m b er A1 5 A 1 7 5 9 w as fi led o n S ep t em

b er 2 9

, 2 0 1 4

, 2 8 0 d ay s aft er t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s Decem b er 2 3

, 2 0 1 3

ru l i n g.

2 In h i s n ot i ce o f ap p eal i n Cas e A1 5A1 7 5 9

, Parri s h s t a t e s t h at he d i d n ot
recei v e t i m el y n o t i ce o f th e t ri al co u rt ’ s Decem b er 2 0 1 3 o rd er, wh i ch was m ai l ed to

t h e wro n g p ri s on

. Reg ard l es s o f t h e reas o n , h o w ev er, t h i s Co u rt i s wi t h o ut ju ri s d i ct i o n t o co n si d er an u ntim e ly a ppe a l. See At l a n t ic- Ca n a d i an Co rp

. v. Ha mmer

, S i l er

, Geo r g e A s s o c., In c

. , 1 6 7 Ga. Ap p

. 2 5 7

, 2 5 7 -2 5 8 (1 ) ( 3 0 6 S E 2 d 2 2 ) (1 9 8 3 ).

M o reo v er, Parri s h ’ s ap p eal s s u ffer fro m ad d i t i o n al ju ri s d i ct i o n al d efect s , wh i ch we

n eed no t ad d res s g i v en t h e u n t im el i n es s o f t h e n o t i ces o f ap p eal

. 06/11/2015