# 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 8 A0 48 5 . DAMI AN I BEKI LO v . THE STATE.

Dam i an Ib ek i l o was fo u n d g u il t y o f t raffi ck i n g in h ero i n

, an d we affi rm ed h i s

co n vi ct i o n o n ap p eal

. Ib eki lo v. S t a t e

, 2 7 7 G a. Ap p

. 3 84 (6 2 6 SE2 d 59 2 ) (2 0 0 6 ).

Ib ek i l o l at er fi l ed a m o t i on t o s et as i d e h i s co n v ict i o n

, ch al l en g i n g t h e l eg al i t y o f t h e

s earch l ead i n g t o th e d i s co v ery o f t h e h ero i n h e was co n v i ct ed of t raffi ck i n g

. He al s o

fi led a m o t i o n fo r co pi es o f d o cu m en t s an d reco rd s rel at ed t o h is cas e. In an o rd er

en t ered on M ay 3 1

, 2 0 1 7

, t h e t ri al co u rt d en ied b o t h m ot i o n s

, an d o n J u l y 2 0

, 2 0 1 7,

Ib ek i l o fi l ed a n o ti ce o f ap p eal t o t h i s Co u rt . W e, h o wev er, l ack ju ri s d i ct i o n

.

Fi rs t

, Ib ek i l o ’ s no ti ce o f ap p eal was n o t t im el y fi l ed

. A n o t ice o f ap p eal m u s t

b e fi l ed w i th i n 3 0 d ay s of en t ry o f th e o rd er s o ug h t t o b e ap p eal ed

. OCGA § 5 -6 -3 8

(a). Ib ek i l o

, h o wev er, fi l ed h i s n o t ice o f ap p eal 5 0 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 s

. Th e p ro p er an d t i m el y fi l i n g o f a no t i c e o f ap p eal i s an

ab s o lu t e req u i rem en t t o co n fer ju ri s d i ct i o n on t h i s Co u rt

. 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 ).

Seco n d

, ev en if Ib ek i l o h ad fi l ed a ti m el y n o t ice o f ap p eal

, th e t r i a l c o u r t ’s

o rd er i s no t d i rect l y a p p eal ab l e. W i t h res p ect t o Ib ek i l o ’ s m o t i o n t o s et as i d e h i s

co n vi ct i o n

, a m o ti o n t o v acat e o r s et as i d e a ju d g m en t of co n vi ct i o n “ i s n o t an

ap p ro p ri at e rem ed y in a cri m in al cas e.” Ha r per v. S ta t e , 2 8 6 Ga. 2 1 6

, 2 1 8 (1 ) (6 8 6

SE2 d 7 8 6 ) (2 0 0 9). An y

ap p eal fro m

an o rd er d en y i n g or d i s m i s s i n g s u ch a m o t i o n

m u st b e d i s m i s s ed . See Ro b er t s v. S t a t e , 2 8 6 Ga. 5 32

, 5 3 2 (6 90 SE2 d 1 50 ) (2 0 1 0 );

Ha r per , 2 8 6 Ga. at 2 1 8 (2 ).

W i t h res p ect t o Ib ek i lo ’ s req u es t fo r do cu m en t s an d reco rd s, “ i f n o pet i t i o n fo r

h ab eas co rp u s is p en d i n g at t he t i m e an in di g en t p ri s o n er m ak es an y ap p li cat i o n fo r November 06, 2017[reco rd s] fo r p u r p o s es of co l l at eral at t ack u po n h i s co n v ict i o n o r s en t en ce, t h at

ap p li cat io n wi l l b e t reat ed as a s ep arat e ci v i l act i on s u b je c t t o t h e p ro ced u res an d

req u i rem en t s o f t h e Pri s o n Li ti g at i o n Refo rm Act o f 1 99 6

. Sp eci fi cal ly

, ap peal s fro m

t h e d en i al o f an y s u ch ap p l i cat i o n s fo r free [reco rd s] fo r p o s t -co n v i ct io n co l l at eral

a t t ack m u s t co m p l y w i t h th e d i s cret i o n ary ap p eal pro ced u res of OCGA § 5

- 6

- 3 5

. ”

Co l es v. S t a t e , 2 2 3 Ga. Ap p . 4 9 1 , 4 92 (1 ) (4 7 7 SE2 d 8 97 ) (1 9 9 6 ); s ee OCGA § 4 2

-

1 2 -8

. A s n o t h i n g i n t h e reco rd i n d i cat es Ib ek i l o h as an y cu rren tl y p en d in g co l l at eral

at t ack o n h i s co n v i ct i o n o r s en t en ce, h e was req u ired t o fi l e an ap p l icat i o n f o r

d i s cret i o n ary

ap peal t o o b t ai n rev i ew o f t h e d en i al o f h i s req u es t

.

Fo r t h es e reas on s , t h i s ap p eal i s h ereb y DISM ISSED fo r l ack o f ju ri s d i ct i o n

.

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 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

. 11/06/2017