Dewayne Deon Thomas v. State ( 2021 )


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  • Court of Appeals
    of the State of Georgia
    ATLANTA,____________________
    January 14, 2021
    The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:
    A21A0807. DEWAYNE DEON THOMAS v. THE STATE.
    In 2013, Dewayne Thomas pled guilty as a first offender to two controlled-
    substance offenses, and the trial court imposed a sentence that included a term of
    probation. In November 2020, Thomas filed a “Motion to Correct Sentence,” in
    which he contended that the trial court had revoked his probation and first-offender
    status (after he violated the terms of his probation) and sentenced him to a total of 40
    years in prison. The trial court denied the motion, and Thomas filed this direct appeal.
    We lack jurisdiction.
    According to the terms of Thomas’s “Motion to Correct Sentence,” the
    underlying subject matter of this appeal is the revocation of his first-offender
    probation. Consequently, Thomas was required to file an application for discretionary
    appeal to obtain appellate review of the denial of his motion. See OCGA § 5-6-35 (a)
    (5), (b); Zamora v. State, 
    226 Ga. App. 105
    , 105 (485 SE2d 214) (1997); Dean v.
    State, 
    177 Ga. App. 123
    , 124-125 (1) (338 SE2d 711) (1985). His failure to do so
    deprives us of jurisdiction over this direct appeal. See Zamora, 226 Ga. App. at 105.
    Moreover, the record on appeal contains no court orders revoking Thomas’s
    first-offender probation or imposing a new sentence. Absent any such orders, there
    is no new sentence for this Court to review, even if this appeal were properly before
    this Court. For each of these reasons, this appeal is hereby DISMISSED for lack of
    jurisdiction.
    Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia
    Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________
    01/14/2021
    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.
    

Document Info

Docket Number: A21A0807

Filed Date: 1/25/2021

Precedential Status: Precedential

Modified Date: 1/25/2021