Teaunta Y. Phillips v. State

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,__________________ July 11, 2013 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A13A2102. TEAUNTA Y. PHILLIPS v. THE STATE. A jury found Teaunta Phillips guilty of cruelty to children in the first degree. She was sentenced and timely filed a motion for new trial. On November 17, 2011, the trial court denied her motion for new trial. Phillips filed this direct appeal on March 5, 2012, noting that a copy of the trial court’s ruling was inadvertently mailed to the wrong defense counsel. Regardless of the reason, this Court lacks…