# C o u rt o f

A p p ea ls

o f t h e S t a te o f

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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 9 A0 75 6 . MAURI CE DEW AYNE BROW N v . THE STATE.

Ch arg ed wi t h p o s s es s i o n o f m et h am p h et am i n e, p o ss es s i o n o f m ari j u an a, an d

o b s t ru ct i o n o f an o ffi cer, M au ri ce Deway n e Bro w n fi l ed a m o t i o n t o s u pp res s t h e

d ru g s fo u n d o n h i m

. A t t h e su b seq u en t h eari n g, t h e t ri al co u rt d en i ed t he m o t i o n , b ut

n o ord er was en t ered

. 1 Th ereaft er, Bro wn fi l ed a m o t i o n fo r reco n s i d erat io n , wh i ch

was d en i ed o n M arch 1 6

, 2 0 1 8

. Bro wn o b tai n ed a cert i fi cat e o f im m ed i at e rev i ew o n

M arch 2 3

, an d fi l ed a n o t i ce o f ap p eal o n M arch 2 9

, 2 01 8

. W e l ack ju ri sd i ct i o n o v er

t h i s d i rect ap peal

. An o rd er d en y i n g a m o t i o n t o s u p p res s i s n o t a fi n al ap p eal ab l e d eci s i o n wi t h i n

t h e m ean i n g o f O CGA § 5 -6 -3 4 (a). M o reo v er, t h e d e n ial o f a m ot i o n fo r

reco n s i d erat i on i s n o t it s el f d i rect l y ap p eal ab l e, an d th e fi l in g o f su ch a m o t i o n d o es

n o t ex t en d t h e t i m e fo r fi l in g an ap p eal

. See B el l v. Co h r a n , 2 4 4 Ga. Ap p

. 51 0

, 5 1 0

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5 1 1 (5 36 SE2 d 1 8 7 ) (2 0 0 0 ); S ava g e v. News o me , 1 7 3 Ga. Ap p . 2 7 1 , 2 7 1-2 7 2 (3 2 6

SE2 d 5 ) (1 98 5 ); s ee al s o Ma yo r & Al d

er men o f Ci t y o f S a va nn a h v. No r m a n J. Ba ss

Co n s t

. Co

. , 2 6 4 Ga. 1 6

, 1 7 (1 ) (4 4 1 SE2 d 6 3 ) (1 9 9 4 ) (h o l di n g t h at an o rd er d en y i n g

a m o t io n fo r reco n s i d e r a t i o n “ can be t he s u b ject o f an ap p l i cat i o n fo r i n t erl o cu t o ry

ap p eal ”). Acco rd in g l y, Bro w n was req u ired t o fo l l o w th e in t erl ocu t o ry ap p eal

p ro ced ure o ut li n ed i n OCGA § 5 -6 -3 4 (b ) by o bt ai ni n g a cert i f i c a t e o f i m

m ed i at e

1 An o ral o rd er i s no t ap p eal ab l e u n les s i t is red u ced t o wri t i n g , s i g n ed b y t h e ju d g e, an d fi l ed wi t h t he cl erk

. OCGA § 5 -6 -3 1 ; Bo yn t o n v. Re e v es , 2 2 6 Ga. 2 0 2,

2 0 2 -2 0 3 (1 73 SE2 d 7 0 2 ) (1 9 7 0 ); S h a r p v. S ta t e , 18 3 Ga. Ap p

. 6 41

, 6 42 (1 ) (3 6 0 SE2 d

5 0 ) (1 9 8 7 ). December 13, 2018rev i ew fro m t h e t ri al co u rt wi t h i n t en d ay s an d f i l i n g a ti m el y ap p l i cat i o n fo r

i n t erl o cu t o ry rev i ew i n t h i s Co u rt

. See OCGA § 5

- 6

- 3 4 ( b ); Co u rt o f Ap p eal s Ru l e

3 0

. Al th o u g h Bro wn o bt ai n ed a cert i fi cat e o f i m m ed i at e rev i ew, h is fai l u re t o ap p l y

fo r an d o b t ai n an ord er fro m th i s Co u rt gran t i n g h i m t h e ri g h t t o fi l e a d i rect ap p eal

d ep ri v es t h i s Co urt o f ju ri sd i ct i o n

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

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I c e r ti fy t h 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

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, C l e r k

. 12/13/2018