# 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 5 A1 56 7 . J OHN MI C HAEL YOUNG v . THE STATE.

In 2 0 1 3

, J o hn M i ch ael Yo u n g p l ed g u i l ty t o ro b b ery an d o t h er cri m es

. Yo u n g

l at er fi l ed a p ro se m o t io n t o wi t h d raw h is g u il t y p l ea. Th e tri al co u rt d i s m i s s ed t h e

m o ti o n on t h e g ro u n d s t h at it l ack ed j u ri s d i ct i o n b ecau se t h e m o t io n h ad no t b een

t i m el y fi l ed

. W e rev ers ed o n ap p eal , h o l di n g t hat t h e m o t i o n h ad been ti m el y fi l ed

,

an d we rem an ded fo r t h e t ri al co u rt t o co n s id er t h e m eri t s

. Y o u n g v. S ta t e

, 3 2 8 Ga.

A p p

. 9 1 (7 6 1 SE2 d 50 4 ) (2 0 1 4 ). W e al so n o t ed t hat Yo u n g h ad a ri gh t t o co u n s el

.

Id . at 9 3

.

On rem an d, t h e t ri al co u rt ap po i n t ed co un s el t o rep res en t Y o u n g

. In Decem b er

2 0 1 4 , t h e co urt h el d a h eari n g o n Yo u n g ’ s m o t i o n to wi t h d raw h i s g u i l t y p l ea, aft er

wh i ch t h e co urt an n o u n ced o ral l y t h at i t i n ten d ed t o d en y t h e m o t i o n

. On J an u ary 2 6,

2 0 1 5

, Y o u n g fi l ed a p ro s e n o t i ce o f ap p ea l

. O n M arch 2 0

, 2 0 1 5

, t h e t ri al co u rt

en t ered a wri t t en o rd er d en y i n g Y o u n g’ s m o ti o n

. On A p r i l 2 1

, 2 0 15

, Yo u n g ’ s

co u ns el fi l ed a n ot i ce o f ap p eal

. W e, h o w e v e r

, l ack ju ri s d i ct i o n t o co n s i d er t h i s

ap p eal

.

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 3 0 d ay s o f en t ry o f t h e o r d e r t o b e

ap p eal ed

. OCGA § 5 -6 -3 8 (a). Th e p ro p er an d t i m el y fi l i n g o f a n o t i ce o f ap p eal i s

an ab so l u t e req u i rem en t t o co n fer ju ri s d i ct i o n o n t h i s Co urt

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

Ga. 8 7 2

, 8 7 2 (1 ) (4 5 2 SE2 d 7 56 ) (1 9 9 5 ). Ord i n ari l y

, a p rem at u rel y fi led n o t i ce o f

ap p eal ri p en s up o n en t ry o f t h e o rd er t o b e ap p eal ed

. See Ro d r i g u ez -No va v. S t a t e

,

2 9 5 Ga. 8 6 8 n .1 (7 6 3 SE2 d 6 9 8 ) (2 0 1 4). Bu t Y o u n g ’ s p rem at u re p ro s e no t i ce o f

ap p eal was a n ul l i t y becau s e h e was rep res en ted b y co un s el at t h e t i m e. See To l b er t

v. To o l e

, 2 9 6 Ga. 3 5 7

, 3 6 3 (7 6 7 SE2 d 2 4) (2 0 1 4 ) (“ A cri m i n al d efen d an t in Geo rg i a August 10, 2015d o es n o t h av e t h e ri g h t t o rep res en t h i m sel f an d al s o b e rep res en t ed b y an at t o rn ey

,

an d p ro s e fi l i n g s by rep res en t ed p art i es are t h e r e f o re u n au t h ori zed an d wi t h o ut

effect .”) (ci t at i o n an d p u n ct uat i o n o m i t t ed ). An d co u n sel ’ s n ot i ce o f ap p eal

, fi l ed 3 2

d ay s aft er en t ry o f t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s o rd er, was u nt i m el y

. Acco rd i n g ly

, n ei t h er n o t i ce

o f ap p eal was effect i v e t o co n fer ju ri s d i ct i o n o n t h i s Co u rt

. Th i s ap p eal i s t h erefo re

DISM ISSED fo r lack o f ju ri s d i ct i o n

. Yo u n g ’ s m o t i on t o rem an d i s DISM ISSED as

M OOT.

Becau s e Yo u ng m ay b e en t i t l ed t o an o u t -o f-t i m e ap p eal

, h e i s i n fo rm ed o f t h e

fo l l o w i n g i n acco rd an ce wi t h Ro wl a n d v. S ta t e

, s u p ra at 8 75 -8 7 6 : T h i s ap p eal h as

b een d i s m i ss ed b ecau s e y ou r at t o rn ey fai l ed t o fi l e a t i m el y n o t ice of ap p eal

. If y o u

s t il l wi s h t o ap p eal

, y o u m ay p et i t i o n t h e t r i a l co u rt fo r leav e t o fi l e an o u t -o f-t i m e

ap p eal

. If t h e t r i a l c o u rt g ran t s y o u r req ues t

, y o u

– o r y o u r at t o rn ey i f y o u are s t i l l

rep res en t ed b y o n e

– w i ll h av e 3 0 d ay s fro m t h e en t ry o f t h at o rd er t o fi le a no t i ce o f

ap p eal referen ci n g t h e den i al o f y o u r m ot i o n t o wi t h d raw y ou r g u il t y pl ea. If t h e t ri al

co u rt d en i es y o u r req u es t

, y o u

– o r y o u r at t o rn ey i f y o u are st i l l rep res en t ed b y o n e

– wi l l h av e 3 0 d ay s fro m t h e en t ry o f t h at o rd er t o fi le a n o t i ce o f ap p eal referen ci n g

t h e d en i al o f y o u r req u es t fo r an o u t -o f-t i m e ap p eal

.

Th e Cl erk o f Co u rt i s di rect ed t o s en d a co p y o f t h i s o rd er t o Y o u n g a n d to

Yo u n g ’ s at t o rn ey , an d t he l at ter i s al s o d irect ed t o s en d a co p y t o Yo u n g

.

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 is 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 t h 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

. 08/10/2015