Toray D. Porter v. State

• Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
• Decided: April 7, 2022
• Docket: A22D0314
• Status: Published

Opinion

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia

ATLANTA,____________________ April 07, 2022

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A22D0314. TORAY D. PORTER v. THE STATE.

After entering a guilty plea in 2012 to armed robbery, Toray D. Porter filed a motion for an out-of-time appeal in December 2021. The trial court denied the motion, and Porter filed both this timely application for discretionary appeal and a direct appeal, which has been docketed as Case No. A22A1230. Porter was not required to file a discretionary application in order to challenge the trial court’s denial of his motion for an out-of-time appeal. Ordinarily, we will grant a timely discretionary application if the lower court’s order is subject to direct appeal. See OCGA § 5-6-35 (j). In light of Porter’s direct appeal of the trial court’s order, however, this application is superfluous, and it is hereby DISMISSED.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________ 04/07/2022 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.