McKinney v. State

Jun 8, 1988
76247
Reporters:
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Before:
Benham
Benham, Judge.

Appellant was indicted for two counts of aggravated child molestation. A ‍‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‍jury found him not guilty on first count, but did find him guilty of child molestation on the second count. After judgment was ‍‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‍entered, appellant moved for a new trial. His motion was denied, and he appeals.

Appellant’s notice of appeal was filed one day late, and ‍‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‍so we must consider whether we have jurisdiction to hear the appeal. Timely filing of a notice of appeal in compliance with OCGA ‍‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‍§§ 5-6-38 (a) and 5-6-39 is essential to confer jurisdiction. Rimes v. State, 182 Ga. App. 721 (356 SE2d 897) (1987). Since timely filing was not accomplished here, ‍‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‍we must dismiss the appeal.

Appeal dismissed.

McMurray, P. J., and Pope, J., concur.