Opinion
A23D0320
05-30-2023
XAVIER KEITH SNELSON v. THE STATE.
The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:
In 2006, Xavier Keith Snelson was found guilty of several offenses, including kidnapping, and he was sentenced as a recidivist to life in prison under OCGA § 1710-7 (b). We affirmed Snelson's convictions on appeal. See Snelson v. State, 286 Ga.App. 203 (648 S.E.2d 647) (2007). Snelson later moved to vacate his sentence, and we dismissed Snelson's appeal from the trial court's order denying his motion. See Case No. A11A1478 (Apr. 21, 2011). It appears that Snelson subsequently filed a "motion for appointment of attorney." On March 21, 2023, the trial court entered an order dismissing Snelson's "motion for appointment of attorney," stating that there were no pending motions before the trial court. On May 4, 2023, Snelson filed this application for discretionary review. We, however, lack jurisdiction.
To be timely, an application for discretionary review must be filed within 30 days of entry of the order or judgment to be appealed. See OCGA § 5-6-35 (d). As this application was filed 44 days after entry of the order denying Snelson's motion for appointment of attorney, it is untimely. See Crosson v. Conway, 291 Ga. 220, 220 (1) (728 S.E.2d 617) (2012); see also Boyle v. State, 190 Ga.App. 734, 734 (380 S.E.2d 57) (1989) ("The requirements of OCGA § 5-6-35 are jurisdictional and this [C]ourt cannot accept an appeal not made in compliance therewith."). Accordingly, this application is hereby DISMISSED.