# 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 A0 18 7 . MI CHAEL L. POW ELL v . THE STATE.

In 2 0 1 2

, M i ch ael Po wel l p l ed g u i l t y t o cri m in al at t em p t t o co m m i t a fel o n y

. He

s u b s eq u en t l y fi l ed a n u m

b er of p ro s e m o t io n s

, in cl ud i ng a m o t i o n fo r an o u t -o f-t i m e

ap p eal

. On Ap ri l 1

, 2 0 1 4

, t h e t ri al co u rt den i ed Po wel l ’ s m o ti o n s. Po wel l fi l ed a

d i r e c t ap peal i n t h i s Co urt

, b u t we d i s m i s sed t hat ap p eal b ecau s e i t was u n t i m e l y.

Po wel l v. S t a te

, Cas e No

. A 1 4A1 8 7 4 (d i s m i s sed J u n e 1 9

, 2 0 1 4 ). Fo l l o wi n g rem an d,

Po wel l req u es t ed t h e t ri al co u rt t o re-en ter t h e o rd er, cl ai m in g h e was n o t p ro p erl y

s erv ed wi t h t h e ord er an d t h erefo re n ot ab l e t o t i m el y ap p eal . Th e t ri al co u rt d en i ed

Po wel l ’ s m o t i o n o n Au g u s t 1 1

, 2 0 1 4

. I n i t s o rd er, t h e t ri al co u rt s p eci fi cal l y n o t ed

t h at “ th e o rd er was p ro p erl y s erv ed t o Defen d a n t a t t h e r e t u rn ad d res s l i s t ed o n t h e

en v el o p e i n wh i c h th e m ot io n s were m ai led t o t h e Co u rt

. ” Po wel l h as d i rect l y

ap p eal ed t h e d en ial o f h i s m o t i o n t o re-en t er t h e o rd er. W e l ack ju ri s d i ct i o n.

Th e Au g u s t 1 1 o rd er i s n o t a fi n al ord er s u b ject t o d i rect ap p eal

. In p l ead i n g s

,

s u b s t an ce co n t ro l s o v er no m en cl at u re. See Ku r i a t n yk v. Ku r i a t nyk

, 2 8 6 Ga. 5 8 9

, 5 9 0

(6 9 0 SE2 d 3 9 7) (2 0 1 0 ). Gi v en t h e ci rcu m s tan ces o f th is cas e, Po w el l ’ s req u es t t h at

t h e t ri al co u rt re-en ter i ts Ap ri l 1, 2 0 1 4 o rd er b ecau s e he was n o t p ro perl y s erv ed wi th

a co p y o f th e o rd er can be co n s t ru ed as ei t h er a m o t i o n f o r reco ns i d erat i o n o r a

m o ti o n t o s et as i d e. In ei t h er cas e, we wo u ld l ack ju ri s d i ct i o n o v er a di rect ap p eal

.

Fi rs t

, a t ri al co urt ’ s o rd er den y i n g a m ot i o n fo r reco n s id erat i on i s n o t s u b ject to

ap p el l at e rev i ew. See Bel l v. Co h r an

, 2 4 4 Ga. Ap p

. 5 10

, 5 1 1 (5 3 6 SE2 d 1 8 7) (2 0 0 0 ).

Al t ern at i v el y , t o t h e ex t en t th at Po wel l ’ s m o t i o n co u ld b e co n s t ru ed as an OCGA §

9 -1 1 -6 0 (d ) m o t i o n t o s et as i d e t h e co u rt ’ s Ap ri l o rd er, h e st i l l wo u l d no t b e en t i t l ed

t o a d i rect ap peal

. Ord ers d en y i n g s u ch m o t i o n s are s ub ject to t h e d i s cret i o n ary ap p eal November 05, 2014p ro ced ures

, an d Po wel l has fai led t o t i m el y fi l e a d i s cret i o n ary ap p eal of th e Au g u s t

o rd er. See OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (a) (8 ); Ar r owh ea d A l t e r n a to r v. CIT Co mmu n i ca t i on s

Fi n a nce Co r

p

. , 2 68 Ga. Ap p . 4 6 4

, 4 6 6 (6 02 SE2 d 2 3 1 ) (2 0 0 4 ).

Becau s e t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s Au g u s t 1 1

, 2 0 14

, o rd er is n o t s u bject t o ap p el l at e

r e v i e w b y way o f d i rect ap peal

, 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 i s 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

. 11/05/2014