Case Name: HICKS v. THE STATE
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1970-01-27
Citations: 121 Ga. App. 52
Docket Number: 44937
Parties: HICKS v. THE STATE.
Judges: Eberhardt, J., concurs. Jordan, P. J., concurs specially.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 121
Pages: 52–53

Head Matter:
44937.
HICKS v. THE STATE.
Argued January 8, 1970
Decided January 27, 1970.
Miles B. Sams, for appellant.
Lewis B. Slaton, District Attorney, Tony H. Hight, Jack E. Mallard, for appellee.

Opinion:
Pannell, Judge.
The defendant was found guilty of the possession of burglary tools and was sentenced to a term of three years. His notice of appeal states the case and, in essential part, is as follows: "The defendant herein now gives this his notice of appeal, said appeal to be filed with the Court of Appeals of Georgia." "Nowhere does the notice set forth 'a concise statement of the judgment, ruling or order entitling the appellant to take an appeal.' Nor does it contain 'a brief statement of the offense and the punishment prescribed,' as required in criminal cases. Hence, the notice of appeal does not satisfy the requirements of the Appellate Practice Act (Ga. L. 1965, pp. 18, 20; Ga. L. 1966, pp. 493, 495; 'Code Ann. § 6-802), and therefore must be dismissed. Ballew v. State, 225 Ga. 547 (170 SE2d 242).
Appeal dismissed.
Eberhardt, J., concurs. Jordan, P. J., concurs specially.