Jamil Ola Leeper v. State

• Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
• Decided: January 25, 2016
• Docket: A16D0195
• Status: Published

Opinion

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia

ATLANTA,____________________ January 12, 2016

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A16D0195. JAMIL OLA LEEPER v. THE STATE.

On November 4, 2015, the trial court entered an order denying a request for reduction in sentence filed by Jamil Ola Leeper. On December 14, 2015, Leeper filed an application for discretionary appeal seeking appellate review of the trial court’s order. We, however, lack jurisdiction. An application for discretionary appeal must be filed within 30 days of entry of the order to be appealed. OCGA § 5-6-35 (d); Hill v. State, 204 Ga. App. 582 (420 SE2d 393) (1992). We are unable to consider an untimely application. See Hill, supra. Here, Leeper filed his application 40 days after the trial court’s order was entered. Accordingly, the application is hereby DISMISSED for lack of jurisdiction.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia 01/12/2016 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.