Hart v. State

Quillian, Presiding Judge.

Defendant appeals the dismissal of his appeal by the trial court for delay in filing a transcript. Held:

Defendant was convicted of a felony violation of the Controlled Substances Act on February 15,1977 and filed notice of appeal on February 18, 1977. On July 13, 1979, the state filed a motion to dismiss the appeal because the transcript had not been filed. The trial court dismissed the appeal in accordance with Code Ann. § 6-809 (b) (Ga. L. 1965, pp. 18, 29; as amended through 1978, p. 1986), finding that the delay in filing the transcript was unreasonable,…