# 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 7 A1 33 1 . DUNCAN v . STATE.

Th e A p p el l an t ’ s en u m erat i o n o f erro rs an d b ri ef was d u e i n t h i s Co u rt o n Ap ri l

3

, 2 0 1 7

. On Ap ri l 6

, 2 0 1 7

, th i s Co u rt ord ered t h e Ap p el lan t t o fi l e hi s b ri ef an d

en u m erat i o n o f erro rs or t o seek an ex ten s i o n o f t i m e fo r g o o d cau s e s h o wn n o l at er

t h at Ap ri l 1 7

, 2 0 1 7

. Ap p el l an t d i d n o t co m p l y

. He d i d

, h o wev er, m o v e fo r l eav e to

fi le an o ut -o f-t i m e b ri ef o n M ay 9

, 2 0 1 7

, co n t en d in g t h at h e d i d n o t recei ve el ect ro n i c

n o t i fi cat i o n t h at t h i s cas e h ad b een d o ck et ed

.

Ou r em ai l lo gs s h o w t h at n ot i ce o f d o ck et i n g was el ect ro n ical l y s e n t t o an d

recei v ed b y Ap pel l an t’ s co u n s el o n M arch 1 3

, 2 01 7

. Ou r l o g s al s o s h o w t h at

el ect ro ni c n o t i ce o f t he o rd er t o fi l e was el ect ro n ical l y s en t an d recei v ed o n Ap ri l 6,

2 0 1 7

. M o reo v er, o u r reco rd s s h o w t h at a No t i ce o f Ap p earan ce fi l ed b y th e As s i s t an t

Di s t ri ct A t t o rn ey

, wh i c h d i s p l ay ed t h e ap p el l at e cas e n u m b er, was m ai l ed t o t h e

Ap p el l an t ’ s at t orn ey at h is Co v i n g t on

, G eo rg i a offi ce’ s st reet ad d res s on t h e s am e d ay

t h at t h i s cas e was d ock et ed i n t h i s Co u rt

. Becau s e t h e ap p el l an t h as n ot s ho wn g o o d

cau s e t o fi l e an o u t-o f-t i m e b ri ef, t h e m o t i o n i s h ereb y DENIED. Fu rt h er, becau s e t h e

ap p el l an t h a s n o t co m

p l ied w i t h t h e co u rt ’ s o rd er t o t im el y fi l e h i s b ri ef an d

en u m erat i o n o f erro rs , t hi s ap p eal i s h ereb y DISM ISSED.

Th e Cl erk i s d i rect ed t o s en d a co p y o f th i s o rd er t o Du n can

, as wel l as t o h i s

at t o rn ey

, J oh n L. St rau s s

. St rau s s i s l i k ewi s e d i rect ed t o fo rward a co p y o f th i s o rd er

t o hi s cl i en t

. R o wl a nd v. S ta te

, 2 6 4 Ga. 8 7 2

, 8 7 6 (2 ) (4 5 2 SE2 d 7 5 6) (1 9 9 5 ). Pu rs u an t

t o Rees e v. St at e

, 2 1 6 Ga. Ap p

. 77 3 (4 5 6 SE2 d 2 7 1 ) (1 99 5 ), Du n can is fu rt h er

ad v is ed : As s t at ed ab o v e, y o u r ap peal h as b een d i s m i s s ed becau s e y o u r b ri ef an d

en u m e r a ti o n o f erro rs w as n o t t i m el y fi l ed

. If y o u h av e d eci d ed th at y o u n o l o n g er May 17, 2017wi s h to ap p eal

, y o u n eed n o t d o an y t h i n g m o re. Ho wev er, i f y o u s t i l l wi s h t o ap p eal

,

y o u m ay h av e t h e ri g h t t o an o u t -o f-t i m e ap p eal

, b u t i n o rd er t o ob t ai n s u ch

, y o u m u s t

req u es t an o u t -o f-t i m e ap p eal i n t h e t ri al co u rt

. If y o u r m o t i o n fo r an o u t -o f-t i m e

a p p e a l i s g ran ted

, t h e t ri al co u rt s ho u l d ap p o i n t an at t o rn ey fo r y o u i f y o u wan t a n

at t o rn ey b u t can n o t affo rd o n e. If y o u r m ot i o n fo r o u t -o f-t i m e ap p eal i s d en i ed

, y o u

m ay ap peal t h e d en i al t o t h i s Co u rt wi t h in 3 0 d ay s o f t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s d eci s i o n

.

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 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

. 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

. 05/17/2017