Arthur L. Steele v. State

Opinion

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia

ATLANTA,____________________ September 03, 2015

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A15A2261. ARTHUR L. STEELE v. THE STATE.

A jury found Arthur L. Steele guilty of two counts of burglary, and we affirmed his conviction in an unpublished opinion. See Steele v. State, Case Number A09A1941, decided Jan. 13, 2010. In 2015, Steele filed an extraordinary motion for a new trial, which the trial court denied. Steele seeks to appeal this ruling. An order denying an extraordinary motion for a new trial must be appealed by application for discretionary appeal. See OCGA § 5-6-35 (a) (7); Balkcom v. State, 227 Ga. App. 327, 329 (489 SE2d 129) (1997). Because Steele failed to comply with the discretionary appeal procedure, we lack jurisdiction over this appeal, which is hereby DISMISSED.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia 09/03/2015 Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________ 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.