# 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 6 D0 06 9 . STEPHEN V. HARTMAN v . THE STATE.

In Sep tem

b er 2 0 1 2

, St ep h en H art m an p l ed g u i l t y t o p o s s es s i o n o f m ari ju an a,

an d t h e t ri a l c o u r t s e n t en ced h i m t o fi v e y ears o f p ro b at i o n

. In J an u ary 20 1 5

, t h e

St at e m o v ed t o m o d i fy o r r e v o k e Hart m an ’ s p ro b at io n o n t h e g ro u n d t h at h e h ad

co m m i t t ed s ev eral n ew o ffen s es

. Fo l l o wi n g a h eari n g

, th e t ri al co urt fo u n d t h at

Hart m an h ad co m

m i tt ed t h e fel o n y o ffen s e o f m ak i n g t erro ri s t i c t h reat s an d m o d i fi ed

Hart m an ’ s p ro bat i o n b y req u i ri n g h i m t o co m p l et e cert ai n t reat m en t p ro g ram s

. Th e

co u rt ’ s o rd er was en t ered o n Feb ru ary 1 8

, 2 01 5 . Th e reco rd co n tai n s n o i n d i cat i o n

t h at Hart m an ap p eal ed t h is o rd er.

In J u l y 2 0 1 5

, Hart m an fi l ed a m o ti o n fo r reco n s i d erat io n o f t h e t ri al co urt ’ s

Feb ru ary 1 8 o rd er, b as ed o n a U.S. Su p rem e Co urt d eci si o n t h at had b een i s s u ed t h e

p rev i o u s m o n t h

. T h e nex t m o n t h

, t h e St at e ag ai n m o v ed t o m o d i fy o r rev o k e

Hart m an ’ s p ro bat i o n o n th e g ro u n d t h at h e h ad refu s ed t o p art ici p at e i n th e p ro g ram s

as p rev i o u s l y o rd ered b y th e co u rt

. In Sep t em b er 2 0 1 5

, fo l l o wi n g an o th er h eari n g,

t h e t ri al co u rt rev o k ed Hart m an ’ s p ro b at i o n an d o rd ered h im t o s erv e 2 y ears an d 2 4

d ay s i n p ri s o n

. Th e co u rt d en i ed Hart m an ’ s J u l y 2 0 1 5 m o ti o n fo r reco n s i d erat i o n o n

Oct o b er 1 , 2 0 1 5

.

Hart m an has n o w fi l ed an ap p l i cat i o n fo r d i s cr e t i o n a r y rev i ew o f t h e t ri al

co u rt ’ s o rd er d en y i ng h i s m o t i o n fo r reco n s i d erat i o n. In hi s co u ns el ed ap p l i cat i o n,

Hart m an s p eci fi cal l y s eek s rev i ew o f t h e co u rt ’ s d et erm i nat i o n t h at h e co m m i t t ed t h e

o ffen s e o f m ak i n g t erro ri s t i c t hreat s . W e l ack ju ri s d ict i o n

.

An ap p l i cat i o n fo r d i scret i o n ary ap p eal m u st b e fi l ed wi th i n 3 0 day s o f en t ry

o f t h e ord er o r ju d g m en t t o b e ap peal ed . OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (d ). Th e req u i rem en t s o f October 29, 2015OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 are ju ri s d i ct i o n al

, an d t hi s Co u rt can n o t accep t an ap pl i cat i o n fo r

ap p eal n o t m ad e i n co m

p l i an ce t h erewi t h

. Bo

yl e v. S t at e

, 1 9 0 Ga. Ap p

. 7 3 4 (3 8 0

SE2 d 5 7 ) (1 9 8 9). Th e fi l i ng o f a m o t i o n fo r reco n s i d erat i o n d oes n o t ex t en d t h e t i m e

fo r fi li n g a n o t i ce o f ap p eal

, an d t h e d en i al o f a m ot i o n fo r reco n s id erat i o n i s no t i t s el f

a d i rect l y ap peal ab l e o rd er. See Bel l v. Co h ra n

, 2 4 4 Ga. Ap p

. 51 0

, 5 1 1 (5 3 6 S E2 d

1 8 7 ) (2 0 0 0 ); S

ava g e v. News o me

, 1 7 3 Ga. Ap p

. 2 7 1

, 27 1 (3 2 6 SE2 d 5 ) (1 9 8 5 ). Here,

Hart m an fi led hi s ap pl icat i o n fo r d i s cret i on ary ap peal o n Oct o ber 2

, 2 0 1 5

, m o re t h an

s ev en m on t h s aft er en t ry o f th e co u rt o rd er fi n d i n g t h at he h ad co m m it t ed t h e o ffen s e

o f m ak i n g terro ri s t i c t h reat s

, an d t h e d en i al o f h i s m o t i o n fo r reco n s i d erat i o n o f t h at

o rd er i s n ot d i rect l y ap peal ab l e. Co n s eq u en tl y

, Hart m an ’ s ap p l i cat i on i s untim e ly a nd

i s h ereb y DISM ISSED fo r l ack o f ju ri s d i ct i o n

. 1

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f G e o r g ia

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, 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

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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

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f s a i d c o u r t

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.

, C l e r k

.

1 To t h e ex t en t t h at H a rt m an al s o seek s t o ap p eal t h e Sep t em b er 2 0 1 5 o rd er

rev o k i n g h i s p ro b at i o n

, h e h as rai s ed n o arg u m en t s i n h i s c o u n s e l e d ap p l i cat i o n

ad d res s i n g t h e b as i s fo r th e rev o cat i o n o rd er, n am el y

, h i s fai lu re t o co m p l et e v ari ou s

co u rt -o rd ered treat m en t p ro g ram s

. 10/29/2015