Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2024-05-01 17:04:48.990282+00
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Court of Appeals
of the State of Georgia

                                         ATLANTA,____________________
                                                  May 01, 2024

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A24A1108. DARRELL EUGENE YOUNGER v. THE STATE.

      In 2010, Darrell Eugene Younger pled guilty to armed robbery, cruelty to
children in the first degree, and burglary, and was convicted. In 2023, Younger filed
multiple pro se motions in the trial court, seeking to correct a void sentence, obtain
appointed counsel, and other relief. On October 10, 2023, the trial court entered an
order denying these motions, and on November 29, 2023, Younger filed a notice of
appeal.1 This Court, however, lacks jurisdiction.2
      To be timely, a notice of appeal must be filed within 30 days after entry of the
order on appeal. See OCGA § 5-6-38 (a). The proper and timely filing of a notice of
appeal is an absolute requirement to confer jurisdiction on this Court. Redford v. State,
357 Ga. App. 247, 250 (850 SE2d 447) (2020). Here, Younger filed his notice of
appeal 50 days after entry of

      1
       Younger filed his notice of appeal with the Supreme Court, which transferred
the case to this Court. See Case No. S24A0469 (Feb. 6, 2024).
      2
        On March 13, 2024, this Court denied the State’s motion to dismiss this
appeal, which motion was based, in part, on Younger’s failure to timely file an
appellate brief.
the order he seeks to appeal. Accordingly, we lack jurisdiction to consider this appeal,
which is hereby DISMISSED.

                                        Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia
                                          Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________
                                                                      05/01/2024
                                                   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.