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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 A2 05 5 . MI C HAEL A. W I LLI AMS v . THE STATE.

M i ch ael A

. W i l l i a m s w as co n v i ct ed o f arm ed ro b bery an d ot h er cri m es

. W e

affi rm ed hi s co n vi ct i o ns o n ap p eal i n an u n pu b l i s h ed o p i n i o n

. W il l ia ms v. S t a t e , Cas e

No

. A1 0 A 2 3 48

, d eci d ed J an u ary 2 3

, 2 0 0 2

. W i ll i am s l at er fi l e d a n e x t rao rd i n ary

m o ti o n fo r n ew t ri al b as ed o n al l eg ed n ewl y d i s co v ered ev i d en ce. 1 By o rd er en t ered

No v em b er 2 6

, 2 0 1 4 , t h e t ri al co u rt d en i ed t h e m o t i o n

. W i l l i am s s u b s eq u en t l y fi l ed

t wo m o t i on s fo r reco n s i d erat i o n, b o t h o f wh i ch t h e co urt d en ied

. 2 On May 1 8

, 2 0 1 5,

W i ll i am s fi l ed a n ot i ce o f ap peal t o t h i s Co u rt

. W e l ack ju ri s di ct i o n fo r t wo reas o n s

. Fi rs t

, an o rd er d en y i n g an ex t rao rd i nary m o t i o n fo r n ew t ri al m u s t b e ap p eal ed

b y ap pl i cat i o n fo r d i s cret i o n ary ap p eal

. OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (a) (7 ); B a lkco m v. S t a t e , 2 2 7

Ga. Ap p

. 3 2 7

, 3 2 9 (4 8 9 SE2 d 1 2 9 ) (1 9 9 7 ). W i l l i a m s ’s f ai l u re t o fo l l o w t h e

d i s cret i o n ary ap p eal p ro ced u re d ep ri v es us o f ju ri s d i ct i o n to co n s i d er t h i s d i rect

ap p eal

. S e c o n d

, e v e n i f W i ll i am s h ad a ri g ht o f d i rect ap p eal h ere, t h i s ap p eal i s

u n t i m el y

. A n o t ice of ap p eal m u s t b e fi l ed w i t hi n 3 0 d ay s aft er en t ry o f an ap p eal ab l e

o rd er. OCGA § 5 -6 -3 8 (a). A t ri al co u rt ’ s d en i al o f a m o t i o n fo r reco n s i derat i o n i s

1 Al t h ou g h s t y l ed as an “ Ex t ra o r d i n ary M o t i o n t o En t er Vi ab l e Ev id en ce o n Newl y Di s co v ered Ev i d e n c e , ” i n act u al i t y th e m ot i on was an ex t rao rd i n ary m o t i o n fo r n ew t ri al , an d b ot h t he t ri al co u rt an d W i l l i am s t reat ed i t as s u ch

.

2 Th es e m ot i o n s were s t y l ed

, res p ect i v el y , as “ M o t i o n fo r Reco n s i derat i o n fo r Ex t rao rd i n ary New Tri al ” an d “ M o t i o n fo r J u s t i fi cat i o n t o Sp eci fy Den i al o f M o t i o n fo r Reco ns i d erat i o n fo r Ex t rao rd i n ary M o t i o n fo r a New Tri al .”

July 10, 2015n o t s ub

ject t o d i rect ap p eal

, an d t h e fi l i n g o f s u ch a m o ti o n do es no t ex t en d t h e t i m e

fo r ap p eal i n g t h e u n d erl y i n g ju d g m en t – h ere, th e d en ial o f t h e ex t rao rd in ary m o t i o n

fo r new t ri al

. See Bel l v. Co hr a n , 24 4 G a. Ap p

. 5 1 0

, 5 11 (5 3 6 SE2 d 1 8 7 ) (2 0 0 0 ).

W i ll i am s ’ s n o t i ce o f ap peal

, fi l ed n earl y s i x m o n t h s aft er en try o f t h at un d erl y i n g ju d g m en t , was n o t t i m el y

. 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

.

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. 07/10/2015