Warren v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant Warren pleaded guilty pursuant to North Carolina v. Alford, 400 U. S. 25 (91 SC 160, 27 LE2d 162), to two counts of sexual battery. After successfully completing consecutive 12-month sentences on probation, defendant filed this direct appeal from an order denying his motion to expunge his criminal record after being discharged under Georgia’s First Offender Act, OCGA § 42-8-60 et seq. Held:

Appeals from orders entered pursuant to the superior court’s de novo review authority under OCGA § 35-3-37 (c) must be made via OCGA § 5-6-35’s discretionary appeal…