# 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 8 D0 26 2 . ERROL M. W I NDHOM v . THE STATE.

A ju ry co n v i ct ed Erro l W i n d h o m o f arm ed ro b b ery , an d t h i s Co urt affi rm ed h i s

co n vi ct i o n

. W

i nd h o m v. S t a t e , 3 2 6 Ga. A p p

. 21 2 (7 5 6 SE2 d 2 9 6 ) (2 0 1 4 ). W i n d h o m

s u b s eq u en t l y fi led a m o t i on al l eg i n g t h at h i s co n v i ct i o n was v o i d b ecau s e t h e

p ri n ci p al wi t n es s ag ai n s t h i m was i n co m p et en t t o t es t i fy

, an d an “ Ap p l icat i o n fo r t h e

W ri t o f Hab eas Co rp u s A d Tes t i fi can d u m , ” s eek i ng to b e b ro u g ht t o co u r t fo r a

h eari n g o n th e m o t i o n

. Th e t ri al co u rt en t ered a n o rd er o n Sep t em b er 2 7

, 2 0 1 7,

d i s m i s s i n g W i nd h o m ’ s fi l i n g s , ci t i n g , i n p art

, t he s t at u t o ry p ro v i s i o ns g o v e r n i n g a

h ab eas co rp us act i o n t o ch al l en g e a co n v i ct i o n

. W in d ho m fi l ed an ap p l i c a t i o n fo r

d i s cret i o n ary ap p eal

, wh i ch w a s i n i t i al l y d o ck et ed in t h e Su p rem e Co u rt o n

No v em b er 2 9

, 2 0 1 7

. Th e Su p rem e Co u rt t ran s ferred t h e ap p l i cat i on t o t h i s Co u rt aft er

fi nd i ng t hat t h e t r i al co u rt o rd er d i d n o t i n v ok e i t s j u ri sd i ct i o n

. W e, h o wev er, l ack

ju ri s d i ct i o n o v er t h is d i s cret i on ary ap p li cat i o n fo r t wo reas o ns

. Fi rs t

, an ap p l i cat i o n fo r d i s cret i o n ary ap p e a l m u s t b e fi l ed wi th i n 3 0 d ay s o f

en t ry o f t h e o rd er o r ju dg m en t t o b e ap p eal ed

. OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (d ). Th e req ui rem en t s

o f OCGA § 5-6 -3 5 are ju ri s d ict i o n al

, an d t hi s Co u rt can n o t accep t an ap p l icat i o n fo r

ap p eal n o t m ad e i n co m

p l i an ce t h erewi t h

. Bo

yl e v. S t a t e , 1 9 0 Ga. Ap p

. 7 3 4 (3 8 0

SE2 d 5 7) (1 98 9 ). Th i s ap p l i cat i o n , fi l ed 6 3 d ay s aft er en t ry o f t h e ch al l en ged o rd er,

i s u n t i m el y

. M o reo v er, “ a p et i t i o n t o v acat e o r m o d ify 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 in al cas e[,] ” an d an y ap p eal fro m an o rd er d en y i n g s u ch

a m o t i o n m

u s t be di sm i s s ed

. Ha r

p er v. S ta t e , 28 6 Ga. 2 1 6 (6 8 6 SE2 d 7 8 6 ) (2 0 0 9 ); s ee

al s o Gr a nt v. S t a t e , 1 5 9 Ga. A p p

. 2

, 3 (2 8 2 SE2 d 6 6 8 ) (1 9 81 ) (a m o t i o n t o s et as i d e January 24, 2018a verd i ct an d ju d g m en t 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). Acco rd i n g l y ,

W i nd h o m ’ s ap p l i cat i o n fo r d is cret i o n ary 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

, A t la n t a

,

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I c e r t i f y th 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

. 01/24/2018