July 20, 1998

Ms. Willifred M. Thompson

Clerk, Superior Court

Coffee County

Post Office Box 30

Douglas, Georgia 31534-0030

RE:	Tarent Bryant v. The State

Your Case Number: CR Case #3 -95F -52

Coffee Superior Court

Dear Ms. Thompson:

Pursuant to our telephone conversation of Friday, July 17, 1998, I am returning the record in the above referenced appeal sent by your office to this Court. As I stated in our telephone conversation, the Notice of Appeal refers to an order of the Honorable Joseph B. Newton entered at some point of time in 1998. The only order I can locate in the record is at page 47 which is a sentence which was entered in 1995.

As far as I can determine, there is no appealable order in the record as referenced by the Notice of Appeal. Therefore, the appeal is premature and I am returning the record to you.

If you have any questions about this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely,

William L. Martin, III

Administrator/Clerk

Court of Appeals of Georgia

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Enclosure

cc:	Mr. Tarent Bryant

Mr. Richard E. Currie

District Attorney