# 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 9 D0 23 1 . W I LLI E MAYS v . THE STATE.

In 2 0 1 5

, W i ll i e May s p l ed gu i l t y t o t heft b y t ak i n g

. In 2 0 18

, May s ap p eal ed

fro m t h e t ri al co urt ’ s d en i al s o f h i s m o t i o n to s et as i d e a vo i d ju d g m en t an d h i s

ex t rao rd i n ary m o ti o n f

o r n e w t ri al

. Bo th ap p eal s were d i s m i s s ed

. See Cas e No

. A1 8 A1 71 5 (J u n e 7

, 2 0 1 8 ) ; Cas e No

. A1 8 A 1 7 16 (J un e 7

, 2 0 18 ). In t h e m ean t i m e,

h o wev er, M ay s fi l ed a m o t i on fo r an o u t -o f-t i m e ap p eal

. O n J u ne 22

, 2 0 18

, t h e t ri al

co u rt d is m i s s ed h is m o t i o n o n t h e b as i s t hat t h e cas e was s t i l l p en d i n g on ap p eal an d

t h at rem i t t i t u r h ad n ot y et b een ret u rn ed

. 1 M ay s fi led a d irect ap p eal i n C as e No

. A1 9 A0 64 9

. He al s o fi l ed t h i s ap p l i cat io n o n No vem ber 3 0

, 2 0 1 8. W e, h o wev er, l ack

ju ri s d i ct i o n

. Th e d en i al o f a m o t i on fo r an o u t -o f-t i m e ap p eal i s d i rect l y ap p eal ab l e wh en

t h e cri m i n al co n v i ct i o n at i s s ue h as n o t b een t h e su b j ect o f d i rect ap peal

. En g l i s h v.

S t a t e , 3 0 7 Ga. Ap p

. 5 4 4 , 5 4 5 n .4 (7 0 5 SE2 d 6 6 7 ) (2 0 1 0). Ord i n ari l y , we wi l l g ran t

an o t h erwi s e t i m el y ap p li cat i o n fo r d i s cret i o n ary ap p eal i f t h e l o wer co u rt ’ s o rd er i s

s u b ject to d i r e c t a p p e a l

. See OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (j). To fal l wi t h i n th i s g en eral ru l e,

h o wev er, t h e ap p l i cat i o n m u s t b e fi l ed wi t h in 3 0 d a ys o f e n t ry o f t h e o rd er t o b e

ap p eal ed

. See OCGA § 5-6 -3 5 (d ), (j). Here, M ay s fi l ed hi s ap p l i c a t i o n 1 6 1 day s

aft er t h e en t ry o f t h e o rd er h e s eek s t o ap p eal

.

1 M ay s al s o fi l ed a m o t i o n t o wi th d raw h i s g ui l t y p l ea, wh i ch th e t ri al co u rt al s o d i s m i s s ed b e cau s e rem i tt i t u r h ad n o t y et b een ret u rn ed o n h i s p ri o r ap p eal s

. Th i s Co u rt d i s m i ss ed t h e d i rect ap peal an d ap p l i cat i o n s t em m i n g f r o m th at ord er. See

C a s e No

. A1 9 A0 6 5 0 (Decem b er 1 0, 2 0 18 ); Cas e No

. A 1 9 D0 1 9 2 (Decem b er 1 0

, 2 0 1 8 ) December 27, 2018Ad d it i on al l y , t h i s Co u rt al read y d o ck et ed a d i rect ap p eal fro m t h e di s m i s s al o f

h i s m o t io n o f an o u t -o f-t im e ap p eal i n Cas e No

. A1 9 A0 6 4 9

. W e d i s m i s sed t h e ap p eal

b ecau s e M ay s fai l ed t o fi l e an ap p el l at e b ri ef. See Cas e No

. A1 9 A0 6 4 9 (Decem b er

1 9 , 2 0 1 8 ).

Acco rd i ng l y , b ecau s e M ay s fai l ed t o fi l e h i s ap p li cat i o n wi t h i n 3 0 d ay s aft er

t h e en t ry o f t h e ord er h e seek s t o ap p eal

, hi s ap p l i cat i o n 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 t i f y 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 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

.

, C l e r k

. 12/27/2018