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*1 Court of Appeals

of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ November 27, 2017 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A18A0665. EDWARD TYRONE CHISHOLM v. THE STATE.

The trial court entered an order denying Edward Chisholm’s motion for an out- of-time appeal on January 8, 2016. On Tuesday, February 9, 2016, Chisholm filed a notice of appeal to this Court. ^[1] We lack jurisdiction.

A notice of appeal must be filed within 30 days of entry of the order sought 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). Chisholm’s notice of appeal is untimely, as it was filed 32 days after entry of the order denying his motion for an out-of-time appeal. Consequently, this appeal is hereby DISMISSED for lack of jurisdiction.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________ 11/27/2017 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.

Notes

[1] Chisholm’s notice of appeal is dated February 2, 2016, but was not filed in the trial court until February 9, 2016.