John Bernard Harris v. State

• Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
• Decided: August 21, 2023
• Docket: A24A0120
• Status: Published

Opinion

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia

ATLANTA,____________________ August 21, 2023

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A24A0120. JOHN BERNARD HARRIS v. THE STATE.

In 2006, a jury found John Bernard Harris guilty of armed robbery, kidnapping

with bodily injury, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.

This Court affirmed Harris’s convictions on appeal. Dade v. State, 292 Ga. App. 897

(666 SE2d 1) (2008). In 2023, Harris filed a second extraordinary motion for new

trial. The trial court found that the motion was subject to dismissal and, even if

properly filed, would be denied. Harris then filed a “Notice of Appeal

(Discretionary)” in the trial court. We, however, lack jurisdiction.

An appeal from an order denying an extraordinary motion for new trial must

be made by filing an application for discretionary appeal in this Court. OCGA §

5-6-35 (a) (7); Davis v. State, 182 Ga. App. 736, 736-737 (356 SE2d 762) (1987).

“Compliance with the discretionary appeals procedure is jurisdictional.” Hair

Restoration Specialists, Inc. v. State, 360 Ga. App. 901, 903 (862 SE2d 564) (2021)

(citation and punctuation omitted). Harris’s failure to follow the discretionary appeals procedure thus deprives us of jurisdiction to consider this appeal, which is hereby

DISMISSED.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________ 08/21/2023 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.