Court Opinion

ID: 9905007
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Date Created: 2023-11-28 17:04:27.599554+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:22:16.700178
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Court of Appeals
of the State of Georgia

                                         ATLANTA,____________________
                                                  November 28, 2023

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A24A0408. CAROLYN ROBINS v. DOUGLAS COUNTY.

      In June 2023, Carolyn Robins was convicted of violating several Douglas
County ordinances related to pet ownership. Robins then filed a petition for appellate
review in the Douglas County State Court. The state court dismissed her petition as
untimely, and Robins then filed this direct appeal, seeking to challenge the state
court’s order. We, however, lack jurisdiction.
      Under OCGA § 5-6-35 (a) (1), “[a]ppeals from decisions of the superior courts
reviewing decisions of . . . lower courts by petition for review” must be made by
filing an application for discretionary appeal in this Court. See also Consolidated
Government of Columbus v. Barwick, 274 Ga. 176, 177 (1) (549 SE2d 73) (2001)
(construing former OCGA § 5-6-35 (a) (1)). And where a discretionary application
is required, failure to comply with that requirement deprives this Court of jurisdiction.
Hair Restoration Specialists v. State of Ga., 360 Ga. App. 901, 903 (862 SE2d 564)
(2021). See also Smoak v. Dept. of Human Resources, 221 Ga. App. 257, 257 (471
SE2d 60) (1996). Thus, because Robins failed to follow the proper appellate
procedure, her appeal is hereby DISMISSED for lack of jurisdiction.
                                         Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia
                                                Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________
                                                                          11/28/2023
                                                I certify that the above is a true extract from
                                         the minutes of the Court of Appeals of Georgia.
                                                 Witness my signature and the seal of said court
                                         hereto affixed the day and year last above written.

                                                                                        , Clerk.