The State v. Andrade

Miller, Judge.

On June 6, 2014, the trial court entered an order granting Aram Andrade’s motion to suppress his incriminating statements on the basis that the statements were involuntary. The State filed a notice of appeal of this order on June 23, 2014. However, pursuant to a recent amendment to OCGA § 5-7-1 (a) (5) (A), which became effective on July 1, 2013, the State was required to file its notice of appeal within two days of the trial court’s ruling.* 1 The proper and timely filing of a notice of appeal is an absolute requirement to confer jurisdiction on this Court. See Couch v. United…