Court Opinion

ID: 9939346
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Date Created: 2024-02-09 20:03:49.736537+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:40:57.809259
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Court of Appeals
of the State of Georgia

                                      ATLANTA,____________________
                                               February 09, 2024

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A24A0458. CALE RAGLAND v. THE STATE.

      In February 2007, Cale Ragland entered into a negotiated guilty plea to
aggravated child molestation. In March 2023, Ragland filed an extraordinary motion
to withdraw his guilty plea. On July 6, 2023, the trial court entered an order
dismissing Ragland’s motion to withdraw his guilty plea. Ragland filed a notice of
appeal seeking to appeal that dismissal order on October 6, 2023. We, however, lack
jurisdiction.
      A notice of appeal must be filed within 30 days of entry of an appealable order
or judgment. OCGA § 5-6-38 (a). The proper and timely filing of a notice of appeal
is an absolute requirement to confer jurisdiction upon an appellate court. Couch v.
United Paperworkers Intl. Union, 224 Ga. App. 721, 721 (482 SE2d 704) (1997).
Because Ragland filed his notice of appeal 92 days after entry of the trial court’s
order, this appeal is untimely. Consequently, this appeal is hereby DISMISSED.

                                      Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia
                                             Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________
                                                                       02/09/2024
                                             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.