Danny Lewis Boykins v. State

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ September 11, 2026 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A27A0170. DANNY LEWIS BOYKINS v. THE STATE. Danny Lewis Boykins pled guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Boykins then, pro se, filed this direct appeal. We lack jurisdiction. “Direct appeals from guilty pleas” must be initiated by filing an application for discretionary review. OCGA § 5-6-35(a)(5.3), (b). Compliance with the discretionary appeals procedure is jurisdictional. Hester v. State, 378 Ga. App. 121, 121 (924 SE2d 457) (2025). Consequently, Boykins’s failure to comply with the discretionary review procedure deprives us of jurisdiction over this direct appeal, which is hereby DISMISSED. Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________ 09/11/2026 I certify that the above is a true extract from the minutes of the Court of Appeals of Georgia. Witness my signature and the seal of said court hereto affixed the day and year last above written. , Clerk.