Michael Orlando Faulks v. State

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ October 19, 2026 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A27A0588. MICHAEL ORLANDO FAULKS v. THE STATE. Michael Orlando Faulks was convicted of felony murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.1 Faulks filed a motion for out-of-time appeal, which the trial court dismissed, and he has filed an appeal in this Court. We lack jurisdiction. The Supreme Court of Georgia currently exercises jurisdiction over all “non- death-penalty murder appeals,” and this Court is required to transfer such cases. See Hart v. State, 322 Ga. 1, 10(1) (917 SE2d 631) (2025). See also Coleman v. State, Case No. S26A0859 (August 13, 2026) (announcing the Supreme Court’s intent to cease exercising direct appellate jurisdiction in non-death-penalty murder cases docketed after July 1, 2027). Accordingly, we hereby TRANSFER this appeal to the Supreme 1 Faulks’s convictions were affirmed on appeal. See Faulks v. State, 296 Ga. 38 (764 SE2d 846) (2014). Court for disposition. Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________ 10/19/2026 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.