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*1 Court of Appeals
of the State of Georgia
ATLANTA,____________________ October 20, 2016 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:
A17A0355. DANIEL ERIC COBBLE v. THE STATE.
Daniel Eric Cobble was convicted of two counts of felony obstruction of a law enforcement officer, and we affirmed his convictions on direct appeal. Cobble v. State , 297 Ga. App. 423 (677 SE2d 439) (2009). Cobble subsequently filed an extraordinary motion for a new trial, which the trial court dismissed. Cobble appealed that order, and we affirmed in an unpublished opinion. Cobble v. State , Case No. A13A2347 (Jan. 6, 2014). In August 2016, Cobble filed another extraordinary motion for a new trial. The trial court dismissed the motion, and Cobble filed this direct appeal. We lack jurisdiction.
Appeals from the denial or dismissal of an extraordinary motion for a new trial must be initiated by filing an application for discretionary review. See OCGA § 5-6-35 (a) (7); Balkcom v. State , 227 Ga. App. 327, 329 (489 SE2d 129) (1997). Cobble’s failure to follow the required appellate procedure deprives us of jurisdiction over this appeal. [1] Accordingly, this appeal is hereby DISMISSED for lack of jurisdiction.
Each of the pro se motions Cobble has filed in this appeal is DENIED AS MOOT.
*2 Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia 10/20/2016
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[1] Moreover, because Cobble previously filed an extraordinary motion for a new trial, the trial court lacked jurisdiction to consider the instant motion. See OCGA § 5-5-41 (b); Richards v. State , 275 Ga. 190, 191, n. 1 (563 SE2d 856) (2002).