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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 A1 21 4 . LUCI OUS L. J OHNSON v . THE STATE.

Lu ci o u s J o h n s o n w as co n v i ct ed in 19 9 6 of t hree co u n t s o f ag g rav at ed as s au l t

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o n e co u n t o f rap e, an d o n e co u n t o f fal se i m p ri s o n m en t

. Hi s co n v i ct i o n s w e r e

affi rm ed b y t h i s Co u rt i n Jo h n s o n v. S t a t e , 2 3 8 G a. Ap p

. 6 77 (5 20 SE2 d 2 2 1 ) (1 9 9 9 ).

J o h n s o n l at er fi led a m o t i o n t o v acat e a v o i d s en t en ce an d an ex t rao rd in ary m o t i o n

fo r n ew t ri al

. Th e t ri al co u rt m erg ed t wo o f hi s co n v i ct i o ns an d v acat ed h i s s en t en ce

as t o on e co u n t b ut o t h erwi s e d en i ed t h e m o t i o ns , an d we ag ai n affi rm ed on ap p eal

. Jo h ns o n v. S t a t e , 2 7 2 Ga. Ap p

. 2 9 4 (6 1 2 SE2 d 2 9 ) (2 0 0 5 ). J o h n so n t h en fi l ed

an o th er m o t i o n t o v acat e a v oi d s en t en ce, al o n g wi th o t h er p ro s e m o t i o ns

. Th e t ri al

co u rt d e n i e d t h e m ot i o n s , an d o n ce m o re we affi rm ed

, t h is ti m e i n an u n p u b l i s h ed

o p i n i o n

. Jo h n s o n v. S t a t e , Cas e No

. A1 3 A1 4 1 1 (d eci d ed J u l y 1 6, 2 0 1 3 ). J o h n so n

s u b s eq u en t l y

fi led ad d it i o n al p ro s e m ot i on s , i n cl u d i n g a m o t io n fo r an o u t -o f-t i m e

ap p eal an d a m o t io n fo r rel i ef fro m co n v i ct i o n s d u e t o act u al i n n o cen ce. Th e t ri al

co u rt den i ed t h e m o t i o n s o n t h e g ro u n d t h at i t s p ri o r o rd ers were “ r es j u d ica t a as to

t h es e m at t ers .” Jo h n s o n fi l ed an ap p l i cat i o n fo r d i s cret i o n ary ap p eal fro m th i s o rd er,

wh i ch we di s m i ss ed

, s p eci fi cal l y n o t i n g t hat Jo h ns o n was n ot en t i t l ed t o an o u t -o ft i m e ap p eal an d t h at a p et i t i o n t o v acat e o r m o d i fy a j u d gm en t o f co n v i ct io n i s n o t an

ap p ro p ri at e rem ed y in a cri m i n al cas e. Jo hn s on v

. S t a te

, Cas e No

. A1 5 D0 2 2 5

(d i s m i s sed Feb ru ary 2

, 2 0 1 5 ). Th i s cas e i s a d i rect ap peal fro m t he t ri al co u rt ’ s o rd er

d en y i n g J o h ns on ’ s p ro s e m o t i o n s o n r es j ud i ca ta g ro u nd s

. W e l ack ju ri s d i ct i o n

. Becau s e J o hn s o n h as al read y h ad a di rect ap p eal

, h e can n o t ap p e a l f r o m t h e

t ri al c o u r t ’s d en i al o f h i s m o t i o n fo r an o u t -o f-t im e ap p eal

. See R i ch ar d s v. S t a t e , 2 7 5 Ga 1 9 0 (5 6 3 SE2 d 8 5 6 ) (2 00 2 ). M o reo v er, “ [i ] t i s w el l es t ab l i s h ed t h at an y i s s u e April 08, 2015t h at was rai s ed an d res o l v ed in 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 u rt

, an d t h at t h e l aw o f t h e cas e d oct ri n e i s n o t co nfi n ed t o ci v i l cas es , b ut

ap p li es al s o t o ru l i n g s m a d e b y ap p el l at e co u rt s i n cri m in al cas es

. ” (Ci t at i o n an d

p u n ct u at i o n o m i t t ed .) R o s s v. S t a t e , 3 1 0 Ga. Ap p

. 3 2 6

, 3 27 (7 1 3 SE2 d 4 3 8 ) (2 0 1 1 ).

Pri o r t o t h i s ap p eal

, J o h n s o n fi l ed n u m ero us ap p eal s ch al l en g i n g ord ers o f t h e t ri al

co u rt

. In al l t h es e ap p eal s, w e affi rm ed t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s ru l i n gs d en y in g J o h n s o n ’ s p ro

s e m o ti o ns

. W e are p recl ud ed fro m rev is i ti n g an i s su e t h at h as al read y b een d eci d ed

. See Ro s s , s u p ra at 3 2 8

. Acco rd i n g l y , t h i s ap p eal i s h ereb y DISM ISSED.

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f G e o r g ia

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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

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. 04/08/2015