# 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 I 0 0 90

. ROBERT C. BEASLEY v . THE STATE.

Ro b ert C. Beas l ey was co n v i ct ed o f traffi ck i n g co cai n e. He ap p eal ed

, arg u i n g

am on g o t h er t h i n g s t h at t h e t ri al ju d g e’ s fai l ure t o d i s cl o s e a co n fl i ct o f i n t eres t h ad

v i o l at ed h i s d u e p ro ces s ri g h t s

. W e v acat ed t h e co nv i ct i o n an d rem an d ed fo r a fact u al

d et erm i n at i o n o f wh en Beas l ey an d h i s co u n s el had fi rs t l earn ed o f t h e g ro u n d s fo r

d i s q u al i fy i ng th e t ri al ju d g e. Bea s l ey v. S t at e , 3 2 8 G a. A p p

. 9 6 (7 6 1 SE2 d 5 0 9 )

(2 0 1 4).

On rem an d

, t h e St at e pro po s ed t hat Beas l ey b e g ran ted a n ew tri al

, b u t Beas l ey

o p p o s ed th at o ffer an d fi l ed a “ Bri ef o f Leg al Is s u es ” arg u in g t hat a n ew t ri al wo u ld

p l ace h im i n d o u b l e jeo p ard y

. Fo l l o wi n g a h eari ng , t h e t ri al co urt en t ered an o rd er

g ran t i n g Beas l ey a n ew t ri al

. Th e co u rt l at er cert i fi ed it s ord er fo r i m m ed i at e rev i ew,

an d Beas l ey

fi l ed t h i s t i m el y

ap p l i cat io n fo r i n terl o cu t o ry ap p eal

. Beas l ey ’ s “ Bri ef o f Leg al Is s u es ” was , i n s u b s t an ce, a pl ea i n b ar o n g ro u nd s

o f d o ub l e jeo p ard y

. See Gi l es v. S t at e , 2 57 G a

. Ap p

. 6 5

, 6 9 (2 ) (5 70 SE2 d 3 7 5 )

(2 0 0 2) (“ [I] t i s wel l es t ab l i s h ed t h at th ere i s n o m ag ic i n n o m en cl at u re. A do cu m en t

i s t o b e co n s t ru ed b y i t s s u b st an ce o r fu n ct i on , rat h er th an b y i t s n am e.”) (ci t at i o n an d

p u n ct u at i o n o m it t ed ). Th e t ri al co u rt ’ s o rd er g ran t i ng a n ew t ri al was , i n s u b s t an ce,

a d en i al o f t h at p l ea i n b ar an d t h erefo re was d i rect ly ap p eal ab l e. See Ma l l o y v. S t a t e , 2 9 3 Ga. 3 5 0

, 3 5 2 (1 ) (7 4 4 SE2 d 7 7 8 ) (2 0 1 3); Pa t t er s o n v. S t a te

, 2 4 8 Ga. 8 7 5 (2 8 7

SE2 d 7 ) (1 9 8 2 ).

Th i s Co urt w i l l g ran t a t i m el y ap p l i cat i o n fo r i n t erl ocu to ry ap p eal i f t h e o rd er

i s s u b ject t o d i rect ap p eal an d t he ap p li can t h as n ot o t h erwi s e fi l ed a t i m el y n o t i ce o f

ap p eal

. See S

p i vey v. Hemb r ee , 2 6 8 Ga. Ap p

. 4 85

, 4 8 6 n

. 1 (6 0 2 SE2 d 2 4 6 ) (2 0 0 4 ). January 05, 2015It ap p ears t h at Beas l ey h as n ot fi l ed a n ot i ce o f ap p eal ; t h erefo re, t h e ap p l i cat i o n i s

h ereb y G RANTED. Beas l ey s h al l h av e ten d ay s fro m t he d at e o f t h i s ord er t o fi le a

n o t i ce o f ap p eal i n th e t ri al co u rt

. Th e cl erk o f t h e t ri al co u rt i s d i rect ed t o i n cl u d e a

co p y o f t h i s o rd er i n t h e reco rd t ran s m i t ted t o t h i s Co u rt

.

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 tr 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

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, C l e r k

. 01/05/2015