Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ August 11, 2025 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A25A2145. BETHEA v. THE STATE.

Mark Bethea filed a notice of appeal in this action, and the appeal was docketed on July 1, 2025. As set forth in Court of Appeals Rule 23 (a), an appellant must file a brief within 20 days after the appeal is docketed. Therefore, Bethea’s brief was due no later than July 21, 2025. Bethea, however, has neither filed a brief nor requested an extension of time in which to do so. As a result, the State filed a motion to dismiss this appeal as being abandoned. Because Bethea has not filed a timely brief in this case, we hereby GRANT the State’s motion and DISMISS Bethea’s appeal. See Court of Appeals Rules 13, 16 (b), 23 (a).

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________ 08/11/2025 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.