Hamby v. State

Carley, Judge.

Appellant’s motion for new trial was denied on July 27,1981. On August 24, 1981, within the time allowed by Code Ann. § 6-804, appellant obtained an extension of time for filing his notice of appeal until September 4, 1981. No notice of appeal was filed by September 4, 1981. Instead, appellant obtained a second extension of time until September 15, 1981. Appellant’s notice of appeal was subsequently filed on September 11, 1981, within the limit established by the second rather than first extension.

Code Ann. § 6-804 provides for the grant by the trial court of an extension of…