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o f t h e S t a te o f

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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 A0 89 4 . ROGER KI N G v . THE STATE.

Ro g er Ki n g was c o n v i ct ed o f co n s p i racy t o po s ses s co cai n e wi t h i n t en t to

d i s t ri b u t e, an d we affi rm ed th e co n vi ct i o n o n ap p eal

. Ki n g v. S t at e

, 2 7 5 Ga. Ap p

. 4 5 0

(6 2 0 SE2 d 5 7 0 ) (2 00 5). Ki n g l at er fi l ed a m o ti o n t o v acat e a v o i d s en t en ce, arg u i n g

t h at h e h ad b een i m

pro perl y s en t en ced fo r a cri m e fo r wh i ch he w as n o t in di ct ed

. Th e

t ri al c o u r t d en ied t h e m o t i o n

, an d w e affi rm ed t h at ru l i ng on ap p eal

. Ki n g v. S t a t e

,

2 9 5 Ga. Ap p. 8 6 5 (6 7 3 SE2 d 3 2 9 ) (2 00 9 ). Ki n g t h en fi l ed m u lt i p l e ex t rao rd i n ary

m o ti o n s fo r n ew t ri al

, wh i ch t h e t ri al co u rt d en i ed i n a s i n g l e o rd er. Ki n g d id n o t s eek

t o ap p eal t h at ru l i n g

. In s t ead

, h e fi l e d a “ S u p p l e m en t al M ot i o n t o Ad d Erro r o f

Su b s tan ti v e Act t h at Co n s t i t u t es a Cri m e.” Th e t ri al co u rt d en i ed t hat m o ti o n as wel l

.

Ki n g ap p eal ed t o t h e Su p rem e Co u rt

, wh i ch tran sferred t h e m at t er h ere u p on fi n d i n g

n o b as is fo r ju ri s d i ct io n t here. Bu t we al s o l ack ju ri s d i ct io n

.

In h i s su p p lem en t al m o t i o n

, K i n g ex p l ai n ed t h at t h e m o t i o n was b ei ng fi l ed to

“ s u p p o rt ” h i s ex t rao rd i n ary m o t i o n fo r n ew t ri al

. To t h e ex t en t t h at t h e s u p pl em en t al

m o ti o n can b e co n s t ru ed as an am en ded or ad d i t i o n al ex t rao rd i n ary m ot i o n fo r n ew

t ri al

, t h en Ki n g fai l ed t o fo l l o w t h e ap p ro p ri at e ap pel l at e p ro ced u r e t o o b t ai n rel i ef

o f t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s o rd er d en y i n g t h at m ot io n

. Un d er OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (a) (7 ), an

ap p eal fro m th e d en i al of an ex t rao rd i n ary m o t i o n fo r n ew t ri al m us t co m pl y wi t h t h e

d i s cret i o n ary ap p eal p ro ced ure. Ba l kco m v. S t a t e

, 2 2 7 Ga. A p p

. 3 2 7

, 32 9 (4 8 9 SE2 d

1 2 9 ) (1 99 7 ). Ki n g ’ s fai l u re t o co m p ly wi t h t h e d is cret i o n ary ap p eal p ro ced u re

d ep ri v es u s o f ju ri s d ict i o n o v er t h i s ap p eal

.

Th e s up p l em en t al m o ti o n p res en ted arg u m en t s t h a t K i n g ’ s co n s p i racy

co n vi ct i o n was no t v al id b ecau s e h e w as n o t i nd i ct ed fo r t h at cri m e, t h e co u rt s h o u ld December 19, 2018n o t h av e ch arg ed t he j u ry o n th at cri m e, th e s t at e fai l ed t o p ro v i d e n o t i ce t h at i t

i n t en d ed t o req u es t s u ch a ch arg e, an d hi s l awy er p ro v i d ed i n effect i v e as s i s t an ce by

fai l i n g to o b

ject t o t h e c h arg e. To t h e ex t en t t h at t h e s up p lem en t al m o t i o n can b e

co n st ru ed as a m o t i o n t o v acat e h i s co n v ict i on

, “ a p et it i on t o v acat e o r m o d i fy a

ju d g m en t o f co n v i ct i o n i s n o t an ap p ro p ri at e rem ed y i n a cri m i n al cas e,” an d an y

ap p eal fro m an o rd er d en yi n g a m o t i o n t o v acat e a cri m i n al ju d g m en t m u s t b e

d i s m i s s ed

. Ha rp er

v. S ta t e , 2 8 6 Ga. 2 1 6

, 2 1 8 (1 ) & (2 ) (6 8 6 SE2 d 7 8 6 ) (2 0 0 9 ); s ee

al s o Ro b er t

s v. S t a t e , 2 8 6 Ga. 5 3 2 , 5 3 2 (6 9 0 SE2 d 1 5 0) (2 01 0 ).

Fu rt her, we h av e al read y d eci ded t h e i s s ues rai s ed i n t h e s u p p lem en t al m o t i o n

ad v ers el y to Ki n g

. In h is s eco n d ap p eal t o t h is Co u rt

, w e r u l e d t h at th e t ri al co u rt

p ro p erl y ch a r g e d t h e ju ry on co n s p i racy an d t h at “ t h e ju ry w as au t h o ri zed t o fi n d

Ki n g g u il t y o f co n s p i racy as a s ep arat e, l es s er o ffen s e i n cl u d ed i n t h e in d ict ed o ffen s e

o f p o s s es s i o n w it h i n t en t t o d i s t ri b u t e.” Ki n g

, 2 9 5 Ga. Ap p

. at 8 67 (2 ). T h i s ru l i n g

s t an d s as t h e l aw of t he cas e, an d i t fo recl o s es t he arg um en t s i n K i n g ’ s s u p pl em en t al

m o ti o n

. See R o s s v. S t a t e

, 3 1 0 G a. Ap p

. 3 2 6, 3 2 7 (7 13 SE2 d 4 3 8 ) (2 0 1 1 ) (“ an y i s s u e

t h at was rai s ed an d res o lv ed i n an earl i er ap p eal i s t h e l aw of t h e cas e an d i s b i n d i n g

o n t h i s Co urt ”) (p un ct u at i o n an d fo o t n o te o m it t ed ).

Fo r t h es e reas on s , t h i s ap p eal i s h ereb y DISM ISSED.

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

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,

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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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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

. 12/19/2018