Opinion
A23A1488 A23A1489
05-24-2023
ISAAC HOWARD v. THE STATE. ISAAC HOWARD v. THE STATE.
The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:
In two separate cases, Isaac Howard pleaded guilty as a first offender to criminal street gang activity and robbery by intimidation, and was given concurrent sentences of 15 years to serve 18 months in the county jail, with the balance on probation. On December 21, 2022, the trial court revoked Howard's first offender status and re-sentenced him in each case to fifteen years to serve the first five years in confinement. Howard has appealed directly to this Court. We lack jurisdiction.
Because the underlying subject matter of Howard's appeals is the revocation of his first offender probation, he was required to file applications for discretionary appeal to obtain review in this Court. See OCGA § 5-6-35 (a) (5); Jones v. State, 322 Ga.App. 269, 269 n.2 (745 S.E.2d 1) (2013); Zamora v. State, 226 Ga.App. 105, 105 (485 S.E.2d 214) (1997). Howard's failure to do so deprives us of jurisdiction over these direct appeals. See White v. State, 233 Ga.App. 873, 874 (505 S.E.2d 228) (1998). Accordingly, these appeals are hereby DISMISSED.