Case Name: McGHEE v. THE STATE
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1977-05-13
Citations: 239 Ga. 51
Docket Number: 32279
Parties: McGHEE v. THE STATE.
Judges: All the Justices concur.
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 239
Pages: 51–51

Head Matter:
32279.
McGHEE v. THE STATE.
Submitted May 6, 1977
Decided May 13, 1977.
Virgil McGhee, Jr., pro se.
Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Joseph J. Drolet, Assistant District Attorney, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, John W. Dunsmore, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Opinion:
Nichols, Chief Justice.
The appellant was tried and convicted for the offense of armed robbery. A motion for a new trial was filed, but prior to being ruled upon, appellant filed a notice of appeal.
The motion for new trial must be ruled upon before this appeal may be heard. The appeal is dismissed without prejudice. See Mills v. State, 233 Ga. 494 (212 SE2d 336) (1975).
Appeal dismissed.
All the Justices concur.