Jerome Slaughter v. State

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ September 17, 2019 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A20A0301. JEROME SLAUGHTER v. THE STATE. A jury found Jerome Slaughter guilty of rape, incest, and child molestation, and his convictions were affirmed. See Slaughter v. State, 345 Ga. App. 790 ( 815 SE2d 141 ) (2018). Slaughter subsequently filed an extraordinary motion for new trial, which the trial court denied. Slaughter then filed this direct appeal. We lack jurisdiction. An order denying an extraordinary motion for a new trial must be appealed by application for discretionary appeal. See OCGA § 5-6-35 (a) (7); Balkcom v. State, 227 Ga. App. 327, 329 ( 489 SE2d 129 ) (1997). Slaughter’s failure to follow the requisite appellate procedure deprives us of jurisdiction to consider this appeal, which is hereby DISMISSED. Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________ 09/17/2019 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.