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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 A0 11 8 & A2 2 A0 1 4 8. W I LSON v . THE STATE.

In No v em

b e r 1 9 7 9

, a DeKal b Co u n t y ju ry fo u n d A p p el l an t Dan ny W i l so n

g u i l t y o f rap e an d b u rg l ary , an d h e was sen t en ced t o co n cu rren t 1 0 -y ear t erm s o f

i m p ri s o n m en t

. In Ap ri l 2 0 2 1

, A p p el l an t fi l ed wh at was at l eas t hi s fo u rt h m o t i o n fo r

a n o u t

- o f-t i m e ap p eal ; i n s u p p o rt o f t h i s m o t i o n, Ap pel l an t fi l ed an affi d av i t a n d a

p u rp ort ed “ n o ti ce of ap p eal .” In a M ay 2 0 21 o rd er, t h e t ri al co u rt d i s m i s s ed t h e

m o ti o n

. On J u n e 1

, 20 2 1

, Ap p el l an t t i m el y fi l ed a n o ti ce o f ap p eal fro m t he M ay 2 0 2 1

d i s m i s s al ord er. Gi v en t h e i m p reci s e n at u re o f A p p el lan t ’ s fi l i n g s, t h i s Co u rt

d o ck et ed b o t h t h e A p r il 2 0 2 1 an d J u n e 2 0 2 1 n o ti ces o f ap p eal as s ep arat e ap p eal s ;

h o wev er, t h e reco rd an d b ri efs b efo re th i s Co u rt s u g g es t t h at t h ere i s a s i n g l e ap p eal

fro m th e M ay 20 21 d i s m i s s al o rd er, an d

, t h u s, we co n s ol i d a t e t h e s e ap p eal s fo r

d i s p o s i t i on

. 1

P u t t i n g as i d e t he is s u e o f res ju d icat a

– wh i ch t h e t ri al co u rt ri g h t ly rai s ed in

i t s M ay 2 0 2 1 o rd er – i n Co ok v. S ta t e , _

_ _ Ga.

_ _ _ ,

_ _ _ (_

_ _ SE2 d

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_ _ ) (2 0 2 2 Ga.

LEXIS 6 5

, 2 0 2 2 W L 7 7 9 7 4 6 ) (Cas e No

. S2 1 A1 2 7 0

, d eci d ed M arch 1 5

, 2 0 2 2 ), o u r

Su p rem e Co u rt el i m i n at ed t h e ju d i ci al l y creat ed o u t -o f-t i m e ap p eal p ro ced ure i n t ri al

1 Th o u g h t h e A p r il 2 0 2 1 fi li n g was s t y l ed as a “ n o t i ce o f ap p eal ” fro m Ap p el l an t ’ s 1 9 7 9 co n v i ct io n s , t h e l an g u ag e o f t h at “ n ot i ce of ap peal ” s u g g es t s t h at i t was i n t en d ed t o acco m

p an y an d s up p o rt h i s m o ti o n fo r an o u t -o f-t im e ap p eal rat h er
t h an act u al l y t ri gg er an ap p eal

, wh i ch wo u l d h av e been p at en t l y u n ti m el y an d wo u ld
h av e ceas ed al l p ro ceed i n g s i n t h e t ri al co u rt

. See Ri cks v. St a t e , 3 0 3 Ga. 5 6 7

, 5 6 7

- 5 6 8 (8 14 SE2 d 3 1 8 ) (2 0 1 8 ). Th u s , t h ere i s b u t o n e ap p eal b efo re t h i s Co u rt

. June 02, 2022co u rt s , h o l di ng t h at a t ri al co u rt i s “ wi t ho u t ju r i s d i ct i on to d eci d e [a] m ot i o n fo r

o u t -o f-t i m e a p p eal ” o n t h e m eri t s b ecau s e “ t h ere was an d i s n o l eg al au t h o ri t y fo r

m o ti o n s fo r o u t -o f-t i m e ap p eal i n t ri al co u rt s.” Id . at (5 ) (s l i p o p . at 8 2 ). Co o k al s o

co n cl u d ed t h at t h i s h o l d i ng i s t o b e ap pl i ed t o “ al l cas es t h at are cu rren t l y o n d i rect

rev i ew o r o t herwi se n o t y et fi n al .” Id

. Th u s, t h e d i s m i s s al o f Ap p el l an t’ s m o t i o n fo r

an o u t -o f-t i m e ap p eal was u l ti m at el y p ro p er. Fu rt h er, b ecau s e t h e l aw do es n ot

reco g n ize a m o t i o n fo r an o u t-o f-t i m e ap p eal

, t h at m o t i o n i s a nu l l i t y , an d Ap p el l an t

h as n o t h i n g co g n izab le t o ap p e a l

. See Hen d er s o n v. St a t e , 3 0 3 Ga. 2 41

, 2 4 4 (8 1 1

SE2 d 3 8 8) (2 0 1 8). Acco rd i n g l y , t hi s ap p eal m u s t b e d i s m i s s ed

. Id

. Fi n al l y , we n ot e t hat i f Ap p el l an t b el i ev es t h at h e was u n co ns t i t u t i o n al l y

d ep ri v ed o f h i s ri gh t t o ap p eal fro m h i s 1 9 7 9 co nv i ct i o n s , h e m ay b e ab l e t o p u rs u e

r e l i ef fo r t h at cl ai m t h ro u g h a p et i t i o n fo r a wri t o f h ab eas co rp u s , al o ng w i t h a n y

o t h er cl ai m s al l eg i ng d ep ri vat i o n o f h i s co n s t i t ut i o n al ri g ht s i n th e p ro ceed i n g s t h at

res u l ted i n h is co n v i ct i o n

. S e e OCGA § 9 -1 4-4 1 et s eq

. A p p el l an t s h o u l d be aware

o f t h e p o s s i b l e ap p l i cat io n o f t h e res t ri ct i on s th at ap p l y t o s uch hab eas co rp u s fi l i n g s ,

s u ch as t he t i m e d ead l i n es p ro v i d e d b y O C GA § 9 -1 4 -4 2 (c) an d t h e li m i tat i o n o n

s u cces s i v e p et i t i o ns p ro vi d ed b y OCGA § 9 -1 4 -5 1

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