Styles v. State

Smith, Presiding Judge.

We granted this discretionary application to resolve conflicting lines of opinion regarding this court’s jurisdiction over pending appeals before issuance of a remittitur. The Supreme Court of this state has expressly held that a superior court is without authority to alter a judgment while an appeal of that judgment is pending. Chambers v. State, 262 Ga. 200 (415 SE2d 643) (1992). This court has applied that rule even when the pending appeal is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. We therefore dismiss this appeal and overrule the decisions of Gillis v. Goodgame, 199 Ga.…