Court Opinion

ID: 9897145
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Date Created: 2023-11-14 19:07:47.464295+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:15:48.348061
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Court of Appeals
of the State of Georgia

                                         ATLANTA,____________________
                                                  November 07, 2023

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A24A0447. GREG TAYLOR, JR. v. THE STATE.

      In 2012, Greg Taylor, Jr., pleaded guilty to armed robbery and aggravated
assault. In March 2023, proceeding pro se, Taylor filed a motion to vacate his
criminal conviction, asserting that it was void. The trial court dismissed his motion,
and Taylor filed this appeal. We lack jurisdiction.
      First, a post-conviction motion seeking to vacate an allegedly void conviction
is not a valid procedure in a criminal case, and any appeal from the denial or
dismissal of such a motion must be dismissed. See Williams v. State, 287 Ga. 192,
192 (695 SE2d 244) (2010); Roberts v. State, 286 Ga. 532, 532 (690 SE2d 150)
(2010).
      Second, Taylor’s notice of appeal is untimely. A notice of appeal must be filed
within 30 days after entry of the order to be appealed. 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. Rowland v. State, 264 Ga. 872, 872 (1) (452 SE2d 756) (1995). Here,
the trial court dismissed Taylor’s motion on May 5, 2023, and he filed this appeal on
June 20, 2023, 46 days later.
      For these reasons, we lack jurisdiction to consider this appeal, which is hereby
DISMISSED.

                                         Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia
                                                Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________
                                                                          11/07/2023
                                                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.