Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2024-01-16 16:03:14.082291+00
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Court of Appeals
of the State of Georgia

                                        ATLANTA,____________________
                                                 January 16, 2024

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A24A0569. DEREK KLINGENSMITH v. THE STATE.
A24A0570. DEREK KLINGENSMITH v. THE STATE.

      In two separate cases, Derek Klingensmith pleaded guilty to forgery in the first
degree and possession of a controlled substance. The trial court imposed a sentence
of five years for forgery, which Klingensmith was permitted to serve on probation as
a first offender under OCGA § 42-8-60, and three years for possession of a controlled
substance, which he was permitted to serve on probation with an adjudication of guilt
deferred under the conditional discharge statute, OCGA § 16-13-2. These sentences
were to be served concurrently. On November 3, 2023, the trial court entered orders
adjudicating Klingensmith guilty, revoking his first offender status and conditional
discharge, and revoking his probation. Klingensmith has appealed directly to this
Court. We lack jurisdiction.
      Because the underlying subject matter of Klingensmith’s appeals is the
revocation of his probation, he was required to file applications for discretionary
appeal to obtain review in this Court. See OCGA § 5-6-35 (a) (5); Andrews v. State,
276 Ga. App. 428, 430-431 (1) (623 SE2d 247) (2005) (an appeal from the revocation
of conditional-discharge probation and adjudication of guilt under OCGA § 16-13-2
must be initiated by an application for discretionary review); Jones v. State, 322 Ga.
App. 269, 269 n.2 (745 SE2d 1) (2013) (an appeal from the revocation of first
offender probation under OCGA § 42-8-60 must be initiated by an application for
discretionary review). Klingensmith’s failure to do so deprives us of jurisdiction over
these direct appeals. See White v. State, 233 Ga. App. 873, 874 (505 SE2d 228)
(1998). Accordingly, these appeals are hereby DISMISSED

                                   Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia
                                           C l e r k ’ s                  O f f i c e ,
                                   Atlanta,____________________
                                             01/16/2024
                                           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.