# 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 :

A1 5 A1 66 3 . GEORGE J ONES v . THE STATE.

In 2 0 01

, Geo rg e J on es was co n vi ct e d o f arm ed ro b b ery

. On ap p eal

, we

affi rm ed h is co n v i ct i o n in an u n p u b l i sh ed o pi n i o n b ut rem an d ed fo r t h e tri al co u rt to

ad d res s h i s cl ai m o f i neffect i v e as s i s t an ce o f co u n sel

. Cas e No

. A0 2 A0 6 3 4 (d eci d ed
Ap ri l 1 0

, 2 0 0 2 ). On rem an d, t h e t ri al co urt reject ed t h e i n effect i v e as s i s tan ce cl ai m ,

an d J o nes ag ai n ap p eal ed

. O n ce m o re, we affi rm ed

. Jo n es v. S t a te

, 3 1 2 Ga. Ap p

. 1 5
(7 1 7 SE2 d 5 2 6 ) (2 0 1 1 ). In J u n e 2 0 1 3

, J o n es fi l ed a m o t i o n t o m o d i fy h i s s e n t en ce,

arg u i n g am o n g o t h er t h i n gs t hat h i s s en t en ce o f l i f e i m p ri s o nm en t wi t h ou t p aro l e

s h o u ld b e v acat ed b ecau s e t h e St at e d i d no t s eek th e d eat h p en al ty

. Th e t ri al co u rt

d en ied t he m o t i o n , an d J o n es ap p ea l e d

. We d i s m i s s ed t h e ap p eal aft er fi n d i n g t h at

J o n e s d i d n o t rai s e a co l o rab l e v o i d s en t en ce cl ai m

. Cas e No

. A1 4 A 0 1 3 3 (d eci d ed

Oct o b er 22

, 20 1 3 ). J o n es t h en fi l ed a s eco nd m o t i o n t o m o d i fy h i s s en t en ce, arg u i n g

ag ai n t h at h e w as i m

p ro p erl y s en t en ced t o li fe i m p ri so n m en t wi t h o ut p aro l e. Th e t ri al

co u rt d en i ed t h e m o t i o n , s p eci fi cal l y fi nd i ng t h at th i s Co u rt h ad al read y deci d ed t h e

i s su e ad v ers el y

t o J o nes , an d J o n es fi l ed t hi s d i rect ap p eal . W e l ack ju ri s di ct i o n

.

Th i s Co urt p rev io u s l y ru led t h at t h e t ri al co u rt p ro p erl y s en t en ced J o n es

. “ It i s

ax i o m at i c t h at t h e s am e i s su e can n ot b e rel i t i g at ed a d i nf i n i t u m

. T h e s am e is t ru e o f

ap p eal s o f t h e sam e i s s u e o n t h e s am e g ro u n d s .” Ech ol s v. S t a te

, 24 3 Ga. Ap p

. 7 7 5,

7 7 6 (5 34 SE2 d 4 6 4 ) (2 00 0 ); s ee al s o Jo r d a n v. S t a t e , 2 53 Ga. Ap p. 5 1 0

, 5 1 1 (2 ) (5 5 9

SE2 d 5 2 8 ) (2 0 0 2). Ou r ru li n g i n t h e p ri o r ap p eal i s res ju d i cat a. See Ho ok v. Ber g en , 2 8 6 Ga. Ap p

. 2 5 8, 2 6 1 (1 ) (6 4 9 SE2 d 3 1 3 ) (2 0 07 ). T hu s , J o n es i s es t op p ed fro m

s eek i n g fu rt h er j u d ici al rev iew o n th i s is su es

. See i d ; s ee al s o Ro s s v. S t a t e , 3 1 0 Ga. June 09, 2015Ap p

. 32 6

, 3 2 8 (7 1 3 SE2 d 4 3 8 ) (2 0 1 1 ) (l aw o f t h e cas e ru l e bars s u cces s i v e v o id

s en t en ce ap p eal s ). Acco rd i n g ly , t h i s ap p eal i s h ereb y DISM ISSED.

C o u r t o f A p p e a l s o f t h e S t a t e o

f G e o r g ia

C le r k ’ s O f f i c e
, A t la n t a
,

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I c e r ti fy t h a t t h e a b o v e i s a t r u e e x t r a c t f r o m

t h e m i n u t e s o

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

. W i tn e s s m y s i g n a t u r e a n d th e s e a l o

f s a i d c o u r t

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

.

, C l e r k

. 06/09/2015