Lourinza Jordan v. State
CourtCourt of Appeals of Georgia
Date FiledJuly 15, 2026
DocketA26A1089
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
Court of Appeals
of the State of Georgia
ATLANTA,____________________
July 15, 2026
The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:
A26A1089. LOURINZA JORDAN v. THE STATE.
On October 24, 2025, Lourinza Jordan filed a notice of appeal of the trial
court’s December 19, 2024 order revoking his probation. We lack jurisdiction for two
reasons. First, appeals from probation revocation orders must be made by application
for discretionary appeal, and compliance with the discretionary appeals procedure is
jurisdictional. See OCGA § 5-6-35(a)(5); Hair Restoration Specialists v. State of Ga.,
360 Ga. App. 901, 903 (862 SE2d 564) (2021); Jones v. State, 322 Ga. App. 269, 269
n.2 (745 SE2d 1) (2013). Second, the appeal is untimely because it was filed 309 days
after entry of the probation revocation order. An application for discretionary appeal
is required to be filed within 30 days of entry of the order to be appealed, and the
proper and timely filing of a notice of appeal is an absolute requirement to confer
jurisdiction upon this Court. See OCGA § 5-6-35(d);Todd v. State, 236 Ga. App. 757,
758 (513 SE2d 287) (1999). Accordingly, this appeal is hereby DISMISSED.
Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia
Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________
07/15/2026
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.