Case Name: FREEMAN v. THE STATE
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1980-04-11
Citations: 154 Ga. App. 344
Docket Number: 59711
Parties: FREEMAN v. THE STATE.
Judges: Smith and Banke, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 154
Pages: 344–344

Head Matter:
59711.
FREEMAN v. THE STATE.
Decided April 11, 1980.
Wilbur Freeman, pro se.
Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Joseph J. Drolet, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.

Opinion:
McMurray, Presiding Judge.
Defendant was indicted and convicted of the offense of burglary. On May 10, 1979, defendant was sentenced to 5 years in the penitentiary. Defendant's motion for new trial was denied on September 13,1979. His pro se notice of appeal was filed January 9, 1980. Held:
This appeal must be dismissed as defendant's notice of appeal was not timely filed. This court is without jurisdiction where the notice of appeal is not timely filed in accordance with the statutory requirements of Code Ann. § 6-803 (Ga. L. 1965, pp. 18, 21; 1966, pp. 493, 496; 1968, pp. 1072, 1077). Smith v. State, 140 Ga. App. 492 (231 SE2d 493). See also Code Ann. § 6-804 (Ga. L. 1965, pp. 18, 21).
Appeal dismissed.
Smith and Banke, JJ., concur.