Jerome Slaughter v. State

Opinion

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia

ATLANTA,____________________ September 17, 2019

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A20A0301. JEROME SLAUGHTER v. THE STATE.

A jury found Jerome Slaughter guilty of rape, incest, and child molestation, and his convictions were affirmed. See Slaughter v. State, 345 Ga. App. 790 (815 SE2d 141) (2018). Slaughter subsequently filed an extraordinary motion for new trial, which the trial court denied. Slaughter then filed this direct appeal. We lack jurisdiction.

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). Slaughter’s failure to follow the requisite appellate procedure deprives us of jurisdiction to consider this appeal, which is hereby DISMISSED.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________ 09/17/2019

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.