Louis Charles Hayward-El v. State

• Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
• Decided: December 11, 2015
• Docket: A16A0493
• Status: Published

Opinion

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia

ATLANTA,____________________ December 10, 2015

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A16A0493. LOUIS CHARLES HAYWARD-EL v. THE STATE.

On August 25, 2014, Louis Charles Hayward-El was adjudicated guilty of two traffic offenses. On September 25, 2014, Hayward-El filed a notice of appeal to this Court. A notice of appeal must be filed within 30 days after entry of the appealable order. See OCGA § 5-6-38 (a). The proper and timely filing of a notice of appeal is an absolute requirement to confer jurisdiction on this Court. See Rowland v. State, 264 Ga. 872 (1) (452 SE2d 756) (1995). Hayward-El’s notice of appeal, filed 31 days after entry of the sentencing order, is untimely, and this appeal is therefore DISMISSED for lack of jurisdiction.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia 12/10/2015 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.