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Porter v. State

Citations

  • 521 S.E.2d 566
  • 271 Ga. 498
  • 99 Fulton County D. Rep. 3485
  • 1999 Ga. LEXIS 742

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “To obtain an out-of-time appeal, Porter must apply for that relief in the trial court . . . . ”
  • untimely motion for new trial does not toll time for filing notice of appeal from conviction under OCGA § 5-6-38 (a)
  • \The proper and timely filing of the notice of appeal is an absolute requirement to confer jurisdiction upon the appellate court.\
  • “The proper and timely filing of the notice of appeal is an absolute requirement to confer jurisdiction upon the appellate court.”
  • court had no jurisdiction to consider appeal of the denial of an out-of-time motion for new trial because the record did not show that appellant had shown the trial court that the failure to file a timely motion was due to appellate counsel’s failure to perform routine duties
  • hearing required where the question is in dispute

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Carley

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