# 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 :

A2 2 A1 43 2 . J OSEPH STEVEN PHI LLI PS v . THE STATE.

In Oct o b er 2 0 1 8

, J o s ep h St ev en Ph i l l i p s pl ead ed g u i l t y t o fo ur co u n t s o f

ag g rav at ed as s au l t ag ai n st an o n -d ut y l aw en fo rcem en t o ffi cer. Act in g p ro s e, Ph i l l i p s

fi led a m o t io n fo r a n o u t -o f-t i m e ap peal in Feb ru ary 2 02 2

, an d o n M arch 3 0

, 2 0 2 2,

t h e t ri al co u rt d is m i s s ed t h at m o t i o n fo r l ack o f j u ri s d i ct io n

. Ph i l li p s t h en fi l ed t h e

cu rren t ap p eal o n M ay 1 0

, 2 0 2 2

. As ex p l ai n ed b el o w, t h e ap p eal m u st b e d i s m i s s ed

fo r t wo reas o n s.

Fi rs t

, Ph i l l i p s ’ s n o t ice o f ap p eal was u n t i m el y

. OCGA § 5 -6 -3 8 (a) req u i res a

n o t i ce o f ap p eal t o b e fi l ed wi th i n 3 0 d ay s o f en t ry o f t h e ju d g m en t o r t ri al co u rt o rd er

s o u g ht t o b e ap p eal ed

. An d t h e t i m e l y f i l i n g o f a n o ti ce o f ap p eal i s an ab s o 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 hi s Co u rt

. Red f o r d v. S t a t e

, 35 7 Ga. Ap p

. 2 4 7,

2 5 0 (8 5 0 SE2 d 4 4 7 ) (2 0 20 ). Ph i l l i p s ’ s n o t i ce o f ap p eal was fi l ed 4 1 day s aft er en t ry

o f t h e t ri al co urt ’ s o rd er d en y i n g h i s m o t i o n

. Th u s

, we l ack ju ri sd i ct i o n o v er t h i s cas e.

Seco n d

, t h i s ap p eal fai l s as a m at t er o f l aw. As t h e tri al co u rt ’ s o rd er ex p l ai n ed

,

i n Co o k v. St a t e

,

_

_ _ Ga.

__ _ (8 7 0 SE 2 d 7 58 ) (Cas e No

. S2 1 A1 2 7 0, deci d ed M arch

1 5

, 20 2 2 ), th e Su p rem e Co u rt o f Geo rg i a el i m i n at ed t h e j u d i ci al l y -creat ed

o u t -o f-t i m e-ap p eal p ro ced u re. Sp eci fi cal l y

, Co ok h el d t h at a tri al co u rt i s “ wi t h o ut

ju ri s d i ct i o n to d eci d e [a] m o t io n fo r o u t -o f-t i m e ap peal ” o n t h e m eri t s b ecau s e “ t h ere

w a s a n d i s n o l eg al au t h o ri t y fo r m o t i o n s fo r ou t -o f-t i m e ap peal i n t ri al co u rt s .” Id

.

at

_ _ _ (5 ). Co o k al s o co n cl ud ed t h at t h is ho l d i ng wo u l d ap p l y t o a l l “ cas es t h at are

p en di n g on d i rect rev i ew o r no t y et fi n al [,] ” an d d i rect ed th a t “ p en d in g an d fu t u re

m o ti o n s fo r ou t-o f-t i m e ap p eal s i n t ri al co u rt s s h ou l d b e d i s m i s s ed [.] ” Id

. at

_ _ _ (4 ).

Becau s e t h e t ri al co u rt o rd er d is m i s s i ng Ph i l li p s ’ s m o t i o n fo r an o u t o f t i m e ap p eal June 09, 2022was co rrect as a m at t er o f law, t h at ru l i n g p res en t s n o co g n i zab l e b as i s fo r an ap p eal

.

See H en d er s o n v. S ta te

, 30 3 Ga. 2 4 1

, 2 4 4 (2 ) (8 1 1 SE2 d 3 8 8 ) (2 0 1 8); Br o o ks v. S t a t e

,

3 0 1 Ga. 7 4 8

, 7 5 2 (2 ) (8 0 4 SE2 d 1 ) (2 0 1 7 ).

Gi v en o u r l ack o f ju ri s di ct i o n an d becau s e t h e ap peal ot h erwi s e fai l s a s a

m at t er o f l aw, t h i s ap p e a l i s h ereb y DISM ISSED. If Ph i ll i ps b el iev es t h at h e was

u n co ns t it u t i o n al l y d ep ri v ed o f h i s ri g h t to ap p eal

, h e m ay b e ab l e t o p u rs u e rel i ef fo r

t h at cl ai m th ro u g h a p et i ti on fo r a wri t o f h ab eas co rp u s

, al o n g wi t h an y ot h er cl ai m s

al l eg in g d ep ri v at i on o f h i s co n s t i t u t io n al ri g ht s i n th e p ro ceed i n g s t hat res u lt ed i n h i s

co n vi ct i o n

. See OCGA § 9 -1 4 -4 1 et s eq

. Ph il l ip s s h o u l d b e aware o f t h e p o s s i b l e

ap p li cat io n o f th e res t ri ct i o n s th at ap p l y t o s u ch h ab eas co rp u s fi li n g s

, s u ch as t h e

t i m e d ead l i n es p ro v id ed b y OCGA § 9 -1 4 -4 2 (c) an d t h e l i m i t at i o n o n s u cces s i v e

p et i t i o n s p ro v id ed b y

OCGA § 9 -1 4 -5 1

.

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f G e o r g ia

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,

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f t h e C o u r t o

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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

. 06/09/2022