Seals v. State

In the Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided: June 18, 2021

S20G0931. SEALS v. THE STATE.

PETERSON, Justice.

Defendants in criminal cases may take immediate appeals

from final judgments, which OCGA § 5-6-34 (a) (1) defines as when

“the case is no longer pending in the court below[.]” In applying this

familiar principle, we have often dismissed for lack of jurisdiction

appeals in criminal cases because verdicts have been rendered or

sentences have been imposed on less than all counts of an

indictment or accusation. This case presents the question of whether

the same rule applies when one or more counts have…