# C o u rt o f

A p p ea ls

o f t h e S t a te o f

G eo rg ia

ATLANTA,_

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Th e Co u rt

o f Ap p ea l s h er eb y p a s s es t h e f

o ll owi n g o r der :

A2 0 A1 34 1 . TERRENCE POW ELL v . THE STATE.

In 2 0 05

, Terren ce Po wel l p l ead ed g ui l t y t o arm ed ro b b ery an d t h eft by

recei v i ng s to len p ro p ert y

, an d t h e t ri al co u rt s en t en ced hi m t o li fe im p ri so n m en t

. 1 In

Oct o b er 2 0 1 9

, h e fi led a m o ti o n t o d is m i s s an d fo r a d e no v o h eari n g o n t h e bas i s t h at

h i s i n d i ct m en t was n o t ret urn ed i n o p en co urt an d h i s co n v ict i o n s h ou l d t h erefo re b e

s et as i d e u n d er OCGA § 9-1 1 -6 0 (d ). T h e co u rt d en i ed t h e m o t io n

, an d Po w el l fi l ed

t h i s ap p eal . W e l ack ju ri s di ct i o n

.

“ It h as b een hel d m an y t i m e s th at a m o t i o n t o set as i d e a ju dg m en t i s

i n ap p ro p ri at e i n a cri m i n al cas e.” La cey v. S t at e

, 2 53 Ga. 7 1 1

, 7 11 (3 2 4 SE2 d 4 7 1 )

(1 9 8 5). Po w el l’ s cl ai m t hat h i s i n d i ct m en t was n o t ret u rn ed in o p en co urt co n s t i t u t es

an at tack o n t h e val i d i ty o f h i s co n v i ct i o n

. See Th omp so n v. St a te

, 3 04 Ga. 1 4 6

, 1 4 9

(3 ) (8 1 6 SE2 d 6 4 6 ) (2 0 1 8 ) (“ Ap p el l an t cl ai m s t h at h i s co n v i ct i on s are v o i d b ecau s e

t h e reco rd d oes no t s ho w t h at h i s in d i ct m en t was ret urn ed i n o pen co u rt .”); Jo n es v.

S t a t e

, 2 9 0 Ga. Ap p

. 4 9 0

, 4 9 4 (2 ) (6 5 9 SE2 d 87 5 ) (2 0 0 8 ) (h o ld i n g t h at at t ack s o n t h e

i n d i ct m en t are es s en t i al ly at t em p ts t o h av e t h e ju d g m en t o f co n v i ct i o n v acat ed ). As

1 Si n ce t h en

, Po wel l h as h ad s ev eral ap p eal s

. Fo l lo wi n g h i s co n v i ct i o n

, h e fi l ed

a m ot i o n fo r an o ut -o f-t i m e ap p eal

, wh i ch was d en i ed , an d t h is Co u rt d is m i s s ed h i s

s u b s eq u en t ap p li cat i o n fo r d i s cret i o n ary rev i ew b ecau se i t w as u nt i m el y

. See Cas e

No

. A0 9 D 0 3 28 (M ay 1

, 2 0 0 9 ). He t h en f i l e d a seco n d m o t i o n fo r an o u t -o f-t i m e

ap p eal

, w h i ch was al so den i ed

, a n d t h i s Co u rt d i sm i s s ed t h e s u b s eq u en t ap p eal fo r

fai l u re t o t i m el y fi l e a b ri ef. See Cas e No

. A1 0 A0 5 4 9 (Dec. 1 6

, 2 0 0 9 ). Po w el l n ex t

ap p eal ed fro m t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s o rd er d en y i n g h i s t hi rd m o t i o n f o r an o u t -o f-t i m e

ap p eal

, an d t h is Co u rt affi rm ed t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s ru l in g i n an u n p u b l i s h ed o pi n i o n o n

t h e b as i s o f res ju d i cat a. See Cas e No . A1 9 A0 3 9 1 (M ay 1 3

, 2 0 1 9). February 26, 2020t h e Su p rem e Co u rt h as m ad e cl ear, a p o s t -co n v i c t i o n m ot i o n s eek i n g t o v acat e an

al l eg ed l y v o i d cri m i n al co n v ict i o n i s n o t o n e o f t h e es t ab l i s h ed p r o ced u res fo r

ch al l en g i n g th e v al i d i t y o f a ju d g m en t i n a cri m i nal cas e, an d a di rect ap p eal fro m t h e

t ri al co u rt ’ s ru l i n g o n s u ch a m o t i o n s h o u ld b e d i s m is s ed

. See Ro b er t s v. S t a t e , 2 8 6

Ga. 5 32

, 5 32 (6 9 0 SE2 d 1 5 0 ) (2 0 1 0 ); Ha rp er v. S t a t e

, 2 8 6 Ga. 2 1 6, 2 1 8 (1 ) & (2 )

(6 8 6 SE2 d 7 8 6 ) (2 0 0 9 ).

Acco rd i ng l y , t h i s ap p eal i s h ereb y DISM ISSED.

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f G e o r g ia

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f t h e C o u r t o

f A p p e a l s o f G e o r g i a

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h e r e t o a f f i x e d t h e d a y a n d y e a r l a s t a b o v e w r i t t e n

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, C l e r k

. 02/26/2020