State v. Andrade

Blackwell, Justice.

After an Atkinson County grand jury indicted Aram Andrade for rape and burglary, he moved to suppress evidence of statements that he had made to law enforcement officers. Following a Jackson- Denno 1 hearing, and before any trial commenced, the trial court granted this motion in part, finding that one of the statements was involuntary. Seventeen days later, the State filed a notice of appeal. The Court of Appeals, however, dismissed the appeal as untimely, finding that the State had attempted to bring its appeal under OCGA § 5-7-1 (a) (5), which requires that a notice of…