Larry King v. State

Court of Appeals
of the State of Georgia

ATLANTA,____________________
June 11, 2026

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A26A2141. LARRY KING v. THE STATE.

A jury found Larry King guilty of armed robbery and burglary, and he was
sentenced as a recidivist to life in prison without parole. King appealed, and his
conviction and sentence were affirmed on appeal in 2002. King v. State, 258 Ga. App.
872 (575 SE2d 679) (2002). In 2025, King filed a petition for review and resentence.
On February 24, 2026, the trial court issued an order denying the petition. On March
31, 2026, King filed a notice of appeal.
We lack jurisdiction because, pretermitting whether the trial court’s order is
directly appealable, the appeal is untimely. A notice of appeal must be filed within 30
days of entry of the order to be appealed. OCGA § 5-6-38(a). The proper and timely
filing of a notice of appeal is an absolute requirement to confer jurisdiction upon this
Court. Perry v. Paul Hastings, LLP, 362 Ga. App. 140, 141 (866 SE2d 855) (2021).
Here, King filed his appeal 35 days after entry of the order denying his petition for
review and resentence. Thus, this appeal is untimely and is hereby DISMISSED.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia
Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________
06/11/2026
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.