Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ April 27, 21, 2016 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A16D0335. TERRENCE S. LOFTON v. THE STATE.

Terrence S. Lofton filed this application for a discretionary appeal following his convictions for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, two counts for the sale of cocaine, and two counts for illegal use of a communication facility.1 However, Lofton’s conviction is a directly appealable final judgment. We will grant a timely discretionary application if the lower court’s order is subject to direct appeal. See OCGA § 5-6-35 (j).

Accordingly, this application is hereby GRANTED, and Lofton shall have ten days from the date of this order to file a notice of appeal with the trial court. If he has already filed a notice of appeal in the trial court, he need not file a second notice. The clerk of the trial court is DIRECTED to include a copy of this order in the record transmitted to the Court of Appeals.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia 04/21/2016 04/27/2016 Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________ 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.

Lofton filed this appeal in the Georgia Supreme Court, which transferred the matter to this Court.