Georgia Court of Appeals, 2016

Oscar Clark Justiss v. State

Oscar Clark Justiss v. State
Georgia Court of Appeals · Decided May 11, 2016

Oscar Clark Justiss v. State

Opinion

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ May 05, 2016 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A16A1294. JUSTISS v. THE STATE.

This is a pro se appeal from the denial of Oscar Justiss’s motion to withdraw his guilty plea to child molestation charges. The appeal was docketed on March 23, 2016, such that Justiss’s initial brief was due on April 13, 2016. Court of Appeals Rule 13. On that day, this Court ordered Justiss to file an initial brief, warning that failure to do so, “absent an extension upon motion for good cause shown,” would result in the dismissal of the appeal “instanter without further notice.”

As of May 2, 2016, Justiss has neither filed an initial brief nor moved for an extension to do so. This appeal is therefore DISMISSED. See Rowland v. State, 264 Ga. 872 (452 SE2d 756) (1995); Reese v. State, 216 Ga. App. 773 (456 SE2d 271) (1995).

We also instruct Justiss as follows: Your appeal has been DISMISSED because you failed to file a brief and enumeration of errors. If you have decided you do not want to appeal, you need not do anything more. However, if you do still want to appeal, you may have the right to an OUT-OF-TIME APPEAL -- but YOU MUST TAKE ACTION to exercise that right by moving for an out-of-time appeal in the trial court. If your motion for an out-of-time appeal is granted, the trial court should appoint an attorney for you if you want one and cannot pay for one. If your motion for an out-of-time appeal is denied, you may appeal that denial to this court within thirty (30) days of the trial court’s decision. See Reese, 216 Ga. App. at 775.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia 05/05/2016 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.

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