SECOND DI VI SI ON

M I LLER, P. J.

, M ERCI ER, J.

, and SENI OR A PPELLA TE JUDGE PHI PPS.

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# I n th e Co u r t o f

A p p eals o f

G eo r g ia

A2 0 A2 00 8 . M A RTIN v . THE STATE.

P H I P P S , Sen i o r Ap p el l at e J u d g e.

Th i s cas e co m es t o u s fo r t he s eco n d t i m e on ap p eal

. Fo l lo w i n g a ju ry t ri al

,

Ri ck y Mart i n was fo u n d g ui l t y o f b u rg l ary i n t h e s eco n d d eg ree, ag g rav at ed as s au l t

,

cri m i n al at t em

p t t o co m

m i t a fel o ny

, an d p o s s es s io n o f a fi r e a rm d u ri n g t h e

co m m i s s io n o f a f

e l o n y

. M art i n was s en t en ced as a reci di v i s t t o 8 y ears fo r t h e

b u rg lary co u n t

, 2 0 y ears fo r th e ag g rav at ed a s s au lt co u n t

, 2 y ears an d 6 m o n t h s fo r

t h e cri m i n al at t em

p t t o co m

m i t a fel o n y co u n t

, an d 5 ye a r s (t o b e s erv ed

co n secu ti v el y ) fo r t h e p o ss es s i o n o f a fi rearm d u ri n g t h e co m m i ss i o n o f a fel o ny

co u nt

. M art i n su b s e q u e n t ly m o v ed fo r a n ew t ri al

, arg u in g am o n g o t h er th i n g s t h at

t h e ev i d en ce was i n s u ffi ci en t t o s u p p o rt h i s co n vi ct io n s fo r a g g r a v at ed as s au l t an d

p o s s es s i o n o f a fi rearm d uri n g t h e co m m i s s io n o f a fel o n y an d arg u in g t h at h erecei v ed i n eff e c t i v e as s is t an ce o f co un s el at t ri al

. Th e t ri al co u rt d en i ed M art i n ’ s

m o ti o n fo r n ew t ri al an d M art i n ap p eal ed

. T h i s Co u rt affi rm ed M art in ’ s co nv i ct i o n s

,

b u t v acat ed t h e p o rt i o n o f t h e t ri al co urt ’ s o rd er t hat ad d res s ed M art i n ’ s cl ai m o f

i n effect i v e as s is t an ce an d rem an d ed t he cas e fo r t h e t ri al co u rt to ru l e o n t h e m eri t s

o f t h at cl ai m

. Ma r t i n v. S t at e , 3 4 9 Ga. Ap p . 6 56 , 6 61 (4 ) (8 2 5 SE2 d 2 27 ) (2 0 1 9 ).

On rem an d

, t h e t r i a l co u rt h el d an ev i d en ti ary h eari n g o n M art in ’ s cl ai m fo r

i n effect i v e as s is t an ce o f co u n sel

. On M arch 2 3

, 2 02 0

, fo l l o wi n g t h e h eari n g

, t h e t ri al

co u rt g ran t ed Mart i n ’ s m o t i o n fo r n ew t ri al a s t o C o u n t 2 (t h e ag g rav at ed as s au l t

ch arg e), fi n d i n g t h at M art in ’ s t ri al co u n s el p ro v i d ed i n effect i v e as s i s t an ce b y fai l i n g

t o p res erv e fo r ap peal h i s o b ject i o n t o t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s d en i al o f h i s req u es t ed ju ry

ch arg e

. Th e t ri al co u rt v acat ed Co u n t 2 o f M art in ’ s Fi n al Di s po s it i on Ord er an d

p l aced t h e ch arg e b ack o n t he t ri al cal en d ar, b ut n o t ed th at “ [t ] he rem ai n i n g p o rt i on s

o f t h at Fi n al Di s p os i t i o n O r d er rem ai n i n fu l l fo rce an d effect

. ” Th e St at e

s u b s eq u en t l y fi l ed a m o t i on t o n o l l e pro s eq ui t he ag g rav at ed as s au lt ch arg e i n t h e

i n t eres t o f ju d i ci al eco no m y

, wh i ch t h e t ri al co u rt gran t ed on J un e 1 0

, 2 0 2 0

. Th e t ri al

co u rt d i d n o t , h o wev er, en t er a n ew wri t ten s en t en ce.

On t h e s am e d ay t h e t ri al co u rt en t ered t h e ord er o f no l le p ro s eq u i

, Mart i n fi l ed

a n ot i ce o f ap p eal fro m th e M arch 2 3

, 2 0 2 0 o r d e r g ran t i n g h i s m o ti o n fo r n ew t ri al

2as t o Co u n t 2

. H e arg u es o n ap p eal t h at he s h o u l d h av e recei v ed a co m p l et e res en t en ci n g aft er t h e t ri al co u rt v acat ed h is s en t en ce fo r ag g rav at ed as s au l t b ecau s e,

acco rd i n g to M art i n

, h i s s e n t e n c i n g p ack ag e was p red icat ed u p o n h i s n o w v acat ed

co n vi ct i o n fo r ag g rav at e d as s au l t

. Pret erm i t t i ng t h e val i d i t y o f Mart i n ’ s arg u m en t, we

l ack ju ri s d i ct i o n o v er t h is p rem at u re ap peal

.

Un d er OCGA § 5-6 -3 4 (a) (1 ), ap p eal s g en eral l y m ay be t ak en fro m “ [a] l l fi n al

ju d g m en t s

, t h at is to s ay

, wh ere t h e cas e i s n o l on g er p en d i ng i n t h e co urt bel o w.” Th e

cu r r e n t reco rd o n ap p eal

, h o wev er, co n t ai n s n o i n d i cat i o n t h at t he tri al co u rt h as

en t ered a n ew s en ten ce refl ect i ng t h e n o l l e p ro s eq u i o f th e v acat ed ag grav at ed as s au l t

co u nt

. To t he co n trary

, t h e o p erat i v e fi n al di s p o s i t i o n i n t h i s cas e i n cl u des s en t en ces

fo r al l t h e co u n t s

, i ncl u d i n g ag g rav at ed as sau l t

. Ab s en t a fi n al d i s p o s i t i o n in d i cat i n g

t h e n o l l e pro s eq u i o f t h e v acat ed co u n t an d a s e n t e n c e t h at refl ect s t h at n o l l e

p ro s eq u i, t h i s cas e rem ai n s p en d i n g i n t h e t ri al co u rt

. See Th el u sma v. S ta t e

, 3 5 6 Ga.

Ap p

. 4 9 5, 4 9 5 (8 4 7 SE2 d 8 5 2 ) (2 0 2 0) (ap p eal d i s m i s sed as i n t erl ocu t o ry b ecau s e n o

n ew s en t en ci n g o rd er h ad b een en t ered aft er t h e co urt g ran t ed a m o t i o n fo r n ew t ri al

o n cert ai n co u n t s an d en t ered an o rd er o f n o l le p ro s eq u i as t o t h o s e co un t s ).

3Co n s eq u en t l y

, we l ack ju ri s d ict i o n o v er th i s p rem a t ure ap p eal

, wh i ch is h ereb y

DISM ISSED.

Ap p ea l d i s mi s s ed . Mi l l er

, P. J., a n d

Mer ci er , J., co n cu r

.

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