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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 :

A2 0 A1 91 6 . DECARLOS BOBBY BUTLER v . THE STATE.

De’ Carl os Bo b b y Bu tl er p l ed g u i l t y to ag grav at ed as sau l t i n J an u ary 2 0 1 1

. He

rec e i v e d f

i r s t o ffen d er t reat m en t an d was s en ten ced to 8 y ears , wi th t h e fi rs t 1 8

m o nt h s t o be s erv ed i n co nfi n em en t an d t h e rem ai nd er t o b e s erv ed on p ro b at i o n

. He

was al s o o rd ered t o pay res t i t u t i o n t o t h e v i ct i m

. In 2 0 1 3

, t h e St at e p et i t i o n ed to

rev o k e Bu t l er’ s p ro b at io n b as ed o n n o n-co m p l i an ce wi t h co u rt d i rect i v es

. Th e t ri al

co u rt ag reed t o m ai n t ai n Bu t l er’ s fi rs t o ffen d er s t at u s , b u t o rd ere d h i m t o s p en d

week en d s i n co nfi nem en t o v er t h e n ex t s i x m o n th s

. I n A p ri l 2 0 1 4

, t he St at e ag ai n

m o ved t o rev o k e Bu t l er’ s p ro b at i o n b as ed o n n ew ch arg es co m m it t ed o n t wo s ep arat e

d at es fo r fam il y v i o len ce-b at tery

, fel o n y t erro ri s ti c t h reat s , m i s d em ean o r o bs t ru ct i o n

o f a l aw en fo rcem en t o ffi cer, an d cri m i n al t res p as s

. Th e tri al co u rt rev o k ed Bu t l er’ s

fi rs t offen d er s t at u s an d re-s en t en ced h i m t o 2 0 y ears , wi t h 8 y ea r s t o b e s erv ed in

co n fi n em en t an d t h e rem ai n d er t o b e s erv ed o n p ro b at i o n

. Bu t l er su b s eq u en t l y fi l ed

n u m ero u s p ro s e m o t i on s an d hab eas p et i t i o n s i n wh ich h e s o u g h t reco n s i d erat i o n an d

m o di fi cat i o n o f hi s sen ten ce, an d t h e t ri al co urt o n m o re th an o n e o ccas i o n m o d i fi ed

h i s s en t en ce.

In 2 0 1 6

, Bu t l er fi l ed a m o t i o n fo r s en t en ce m o di fi cat i o n an d a m ot i o n t o co rrect

a v o i d s en t en ce. T h e t ri al co u rt d en ied t h es e m ot i o n s o n J u n e 2 0

, 2 0 1 9

, an d

, o n Ap ri l

1 7

, 2 02 0

, Bu t l er f

i l e d a pro s e n o t i ce o f ap p eal

, wh i ch h e am en ded at l eas t t h ree

t i m es

. In h i s n o t i ces o f ap peal

, Bu t ler s eek s t o ap p eal t h e t ri al co urt ’ s J u n e 2 0

, 2 0 1 9

o rd er, an d h e m en t i o ns a Feb ru ary 2 0 2 0 arres t fo r a p ro bat i o n v i ol at i o n an d an Ap ri l

2 0 2 0 rev o cat i o n h eari n g . W e l ack ju ri s d i ct io n fo r t wo reas on s

. Fi rs t

, “ [i ] n d et erm i n i n g t h e p ro p er p ro ced u re t o fo ll o w i n p u rs ui n g an ap p eal

, July 01, 2020t h e u n d erl y i ng s u b j ect m at t er g en eral l y co n t ro l s o v er t h e rel i ef s o u g h t .” S el f v.

Ba yn eu m , 2 6 5 Ga. 1 4

, 1 4-1 5 (4 5 3 SE2 d 2 7 ) (1 9 9 5 ). Becau s e t he u n d erl y i n g s u b ject

m at t er o f t h i s ap p eal i s t h e rev o cat i o n o f Bu t ler’ s p ro b at i o n , h e was req u i red t o fi l e

an ap p l i cat io n fo r d i s cret i o n ary ap p eal i n o rd er t o ap peal

. See OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (a) (5 ),

(b ); To d d v. S t a t e , 2 3 6 Ga. Ap p . 7 5 7 , 7 5 8 (5 1 3 SE2 d 2 8 7 ) (1 9 9 9); Za mo ra v. S t a t e , 2 2 6 Ga. Ap p

. 1 0 5

, 1 0 5 (4 8 5 SE2 d 2 1 4) (1 99 7 ) (t h e di s cret io n ary ap pe a l p r o c e d u re

o f OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (a) ( 5 ) i s ap p l icab le t o t h e rev o cat i o n o f “ fi rs t o ffen d er”

p ro b at i o n ). “ Co m

p l i an ce w i t h t h e d i s cret i o n ary ap p eal s p ro ced u re i s ju ri s d i ct i o n al .”

S mo a k v. Dep t

. of Hu ma n Res ou r ces , 2 2 1 Ga. Ap p

. 2 5 7

, 2 5 7 (4 7 1 SE2 d 6 0 ) (1 9 9 6 ).

Bu t ler’ s fai l u re t o fo l l o w t h e p ro p er p ro ced u re d ep ri v es u s o f ju ri s d ict i o n ov er t h i s

d i rect ap p eal . See W

h it e v. S t a t e , 2 3 3 Ga. Ap p . 8 7 3 , 8 7 4 (5 0 5 SE2 d 2 28 ) (1 9 9 8 ).

Al t h ou g h at l eas t o ne o f Bu t ler’ s am en ded n ot i ces o f ap p eal i d en t ifi ed OCGA

§ 5 -6 -3 5 (a) (5 ) as t h e b as is fo r h i s ap p eal

, Bu t ler fi l ed th e d ocu m en t i n th e t ri al co u rt
(wh ich p ro p erl y co n s tru ed i t as a n ot i ce o f ap p eal ), rat h er t h an t h i s C o u rt

. An

ap p li cat io n fo r d i s cret io nary rev i ew m u s t b e fi l ed i n t h e ap p ro p ri at e ap p el l at e co u rt

. OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (d ); co m

p are OCGA § 5 -6 -3 7 (a n o t i ce o f ap p eal m u s t b e fi l ed “ wi th

t h e cl erk o f t h e co u rt wh erei n t h e cas e was d et erm in ed ”).

Seco n d

, B u t l er’ s n o t ice o f ap p eal i s u n t i m el y an d ev en i f Bu t l er h ad fi l ed a

d i s cret i o n ary ap p l i cat io n , we wo u l d h av e di s m i s s ed i t as u n t i m el y

. Bo t h an

ap p li cat io n fo r d i s cret i o n ary ap p eal an d a d irect ap p eal m u s t be fi l ed w i t hi n 3 0 day s

o f en try o f th e o rd er o r ju d g m en t t o b e ap p eal ed

. See OCGA § § 5 -6 -3 5 (d ), 5 -6 -3 8 (a).

Th e req u i rem en t s o f OCGA § § 5 -6 -3 5 an d 5 -6 -3 8 are ju ri s d ict i o n al

, an d t h i s Co u rt

l ack s ju ri s d i ct io n t o co n s i d er an u n t i m el y ap pl i cat i o n o r an u n ti m el y ap p eal

. See

Leg ar e v. S t a t e , 2 6 9 Ga. 4 6 8

, 4 6 9 (4 9 9 SE2 d 6 4 0 ) ( 1 9 9 8 ) ; Bo yl e v. St a t e , 1 9 0 Ga.

Ap p

. 7 3 4, 73 4 (3 8 0 SE2 d 5 7) (1 9 8 9 ). Here, Bu t l er fi l ed h i s n ot i ce o f ap p eal o n Ap ri l

1 7

, 2 0 2 0

. Hi s effo rt t o ap p eal t h e t ri al co urt ’ s J un e 2 0 , 2 0 1 9 o rd er i s t h u s un t i m el y

. Al t h o u g h Bu t l er m en t i on s h e i s at t em p t i n g to ap p eal fro m a Feb ru ary 2 0 2 0 arres t fo r

a p ro b at i on v i ol at i o n an d an Ap ri l 2 02 0 rev o cat i o n h eari n g , i t d o es n ot ap p ear fro m

t h e reco rd t h at an ord er h as b een en t ered reg ard i n g an y m o t i o ns fi l ed reg ard i n g t h es e

p ro ceed in g s

. Co n seq uen t l y , Bu t l er’ s ap p eal i s p rem at u re as t o t h os e i s s u es b ecau s e,g i v en t he ap p a r e n t a b s e n c e o f a t ri al co urt o rd er, we h av e n o t h in g to rev i ew. See

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

. 2 7 6

, 2 82 (2 ) (7 04 SE2 d 8 3 1 ) (2 0 10 ); s ee al s o W a rd v.

S t a t e , 2 9 9 G a. Ap p

. 8 2 6

, 8 2 7 (6 8 3 SE2 d 8 94 ) (2 0 09 ) (t h i s Co u rt is fo r th e co rrect i o n

o f erro rs an d wi ll n o t co n s i d er i s s u es o n wh i ch t he t ri al co u rt h as n o t ru l ed ).

Fo r each o f th e ab o v e reas o n s , t h i s di rect ap p eal i s h ereb y D ISM ISSED fo r l ack

o f ju ri s d ict i o n

.

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. 07/01/2020