Case Name: MELTON v. THE STATE
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1985-11-20
Citations: 177 Ga. App. 134
Docket Number: 71592
Parties: MELTON v. THE STATE.
Judges: McMurray, P. J., and Benham, J., concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 177
Pages: 134–134

Head Matter:
71592.
MELTON v. THE STATE.
(338 SE2d 701)
Decided November 20, 1985
Rehearing denied December 2, 1985
Michael C. Cherof, E. Neil Wester III, for appellant.
Jacques O. Partain III, District Attorney, for appellee.

Opinion:
Banke, Chief Judge.
1. The appellant in this case did not file his notice of appeal until 33 days following the trial court's denial of his motion for a new trial. This court's jurisdiction to entertain an appeal being conditional upon the proper and timely filing of such notice, and the filing of such notice being required within 30 days after the entry of an order denying a motion for new trial, it follows that the appeal must be dismissed. See OCGA § 5-6-38 (a); Westerfield v. State, 169 Ga. App. 510 (313 SE2d 768) (1984).
2. We have reviewed the record as to substantive error below and find none.
Appeal dismissed.
McMurray, P. J., and Benham, J., concur.