Devaansh Vivek Mahtani v. State, A25A0536

In 2023, Devaansh Mahtani pled guilty to reckless driving and driving on the wrong side of the roadway, receiving 24 months' probation.
In April 2024, Mahtani filed a motion challenging probation surcharges, which was denied in May 2024.
He filed a motion for reconsideration, including a request to terminate probation, which was still pending when later actions occurred.
In July 2024, the trial court revoked 48 hours of his probation; Mahtani sought both discretionary review and a direct appeal of this and earlier orders.
The Court denied his discretionary application; the direct appeal was also docketed for review.
The case assesses whether appellate jurisdiction exists for a direct appeal from probation revocation and related orders.

Issue	Plaintiff's Argument	Defendant's Argument	Held
Whether direct appeal is available for probation revocation	Mahtani sought direct appellate review	State argued discretionary review required	Direct appeal not permitted; only discretionary review allowed
Jurisdiction after denial of discretionary application	Mahtani attempted to appeal again	State cites law of the case and res judicata	No jurisdiction due to prior denial and law of the case doctrine
Timeliness of appeal for earlier order	Mahtani sought review of May denial	State: notice of appeal was untimely	Appeal for that order was untimely

Rebich v. Miles, 264 Ga. 467 (appellate procedure determined by subject matter, not relief sought)
White v. State, 233 Ga. App. 873 (direct appeals from probation revocation not permitted)
Andrews v. State, 276 Ga. App. 428 (compliance with discretionary appeals procedure is jurisdictional)
Ross v. State, 310 Ga. App. 326 (prior resolution creates law of the case, bars relitigation)
Hook v. Bergen, 286 Ga. App. 258 (ruling on discretionary review acts as res judicata)
Jackson v. State, 273 Ga. 320 (no right to a second appeal on same issue)