# C o u rt o f

A p p ea ls

o f t h e S t a te o f

G eo rg ia

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 7 D0 14 5 . ROBERT J AY DAVI S v . THE STATE.

In J an u ary 2 0 1 4

, a ju ry fo u nd Ro b ert J ay Dav i s g u i lt y of o n e c o u n t o f

ag g rav at ed s t al k i n g , an d t h e s u p eri o r co u rt s en t en ced h i m t o serv e t en y ears i n p ri so n

as a reci d i v i s t

. W e affi rm ed h i s ju d gm en t o f co n v i ct i o n i n an u n p u b l i s h e d o p i n i o n

o n d i rect ap p eal

. Da vi s v. St a t e , No

. A1 5 A0 30 5 (J u l y 10

, 2 01 5 ). Th e Su p rem e Co u rt

o f Geo rg ia t h ereaft er d en ied Dav i s ’ s req u es t fo r cert i o rari rev i ew, rem it t ed t h e cas e

t o t hi s Co u rt , an d o u r rem i t ti tu r i s s u ed t o t h e s u p eri o r co u rt o n No v em b er 6 , 2 0 1 5

. In t h e i n t eri m , Dav i s fi l ed a m o t i o n t o red u ce s en t en ce i n t h e s u p eri or co u rt in

Oct o b er 2 0 1 5

. Th e s up eri o r co u rt i n i t i al l y d en i ed t h e m o t i on o n No v em b er 3

, 2 0 1 5.

Dav is ap p eal ed

, an d

, i n an o t h er u n p u b l i s h ed o p in io n , we v acat ed an d rem an d ed o n

t h e g ro un d t h at t h e s u p eri o r co urt l ack ed ju ri s d i ct io n t o ru le o n Dav is ’ s m o t i o n b efo re

o u r rem i tt i t u r i s s u ed i n h i s d irect a p p e a l

. Da vi s v. S t a t e , No

. A1 6 A0 8 3 8 (Au g

. 1 8,

2 0 1 6 ). On rem an d

, t he s u p eri o r co u rt ag ai n d en i ed D av i s ’ s m o t i o n , an d h e fi l ed t h i s

t i m el y ap p li cat i on fo r d i s cret i o n ary ap p eal

. Un d er OCGA § 1 7 -1 0 -1 (f)

, a c o urt m ay m o d i fy a s en t en ce d u ri n g t h e y ear

af t e r i t s i m p o s i ti o n o r wi t h i n 1 2 0 d ay s aft er rem it t i t u r fo l lo wi n g a di rect ap p eal

, wh i ch ev er i s l at er. See F r a z i er v. S t a t e , 3 0 2 G a

. A p p

. 3 4 6

, 3 4 8 (6 9 1 SE2 d 2 4 7 )

(2 0 1 0). Th e d e n i a l o f a t im el y m o t i o n t o m o di fy u n d er § 1 7 -1 0 -1 (f) i s s u b ject to

d i r e c t ap p eal

. See Bo wen v. S t a t e , 3 0 7 Ga. Ap p

. 2 04 (7 0 4 SE2 d 4 3 6) (2 0 1 0 ) ;

An d er s o n v. S t a t e , 2 9 0 Ga. Ap p

. 8 9 0 (6 6 0 SE2 d 87 6 ) (2 0 0 8); M a l d o n a d o v. S t a t e , 2 6 0

Ga. A p p. 5 8 0 (5 8 0 SE2 d 3 30 ) (2 0 0 3). Dav i s ’s m o t i o n was t i m el y u n d er § 1 7 -1 0 -1

(f), as i t was fi l ed wi t h i n 1 2 0 d ay s o f o u r rem i t ti t u r fo l l o wi n g h i s d i rect ap peal

. November 15, 2016Un d er OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (j), t h i s Co u rt w il l g ran t a ti m el y d i s cret i o n ar y

ap p li cat io n i f t h e l o wer c o u r t ’s o rd er i s s u b ject t o d i rect ap p eal

. Acco rd i n g l y , t h i s

ap p li ca t i o n i s h ereb y GRANTED. Dav is s h al l h av e t en d ay s fro m th e dat e o f t h i s

o rd er t o fi l e a no t i ce o f ap peal wi t h t h e s u p eri o r co u rt

, i f h e has n o t al read y d o n e s o.

Th e cl erk o f t h e s u peri o r co u rt i s DIRECTED t o i n cl ud e a c o p y o f th i s o rd er i n t h e

reco rd t ran s m i t t ed t o t h e Co u rt o f Ap p eal s

.

C o u r t o f A p p e a l s o f t h e S t a t e o

f G e o r g ia

C le r k ’ s O f f i c e

, 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

. 11/15/2016