# 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 9 A0 59 3 . BOBBY PARADI SE v . THE STATE.

In 1 99 3, a j u ry co n v i ct ed Bo b b y Parad i s e o f fo u r co u n ts each o f ag g rav at ed

c h i ld m o l es t at i o n , ag g rav at ed s o d om y , an d ch i l d m o l es t at i o n

. Th e t ri al co u r t

s en t en ced Parad i se t o co n s ecu t i v e l i fe s en t en ce an d 4 0 y ears , wi t h t h e fi n al 2 0 y ears

t o b e s erv ed on pro bat i o n

. W e affi rm ed h i s co n v i ct i o n s on d i rect ap p eal

. Pa r a d i s e

v. S t a t e , 21 2 Ga. Ap p

. 1 6 6 (4 4 1 SE2 d 4 9 7) (1 9 9 4 ). Si n ce t hen

, Parad i s e has fi l ed

s ev eral m o ti o n s s eek in g t o v acat e h i s co nv i ct i o ns an d s en t en ce. See, e.g ., Pa r a d i s e

v. St a t e , 3 2 1 G a. Ap p

. 3 7 1 (7 4 0 SE2 d 23 8 ) (2 01 3 ). In h i s m o st recen t m o t i o n , fi l ed

i n J an u ary

2 0 1 8 , a “ M o t i o n i n t h e Nat u re o f W ri t o f Co ram No b i s t o Vacat e a Vo id

J u d g m en t ,” Parad is e al leg es s ev eral d u e p ro ces s v io lat i on s as s o ci at ed wi t h hi s arres t

an d co n v i ct i o n s

. Th e t ri a l c o u rt den i ed t h e m o t i o n , an d Parad i s e fi led t hi s d i rect

ap p eal . W e, h o wev er, l ack ju ri s d ict i o n

. As t h e Su p rem e Co u rt h as ex p lai n ed

, a p o st -co nv i ct i o n m o t i o n to vacat e an

al l eg ed l y v o i d co n v i ct i o n is n o t an ap p ro p ri at e rem ed y i n a c r i m i n al cas e. See

Ro b er t s v. S t a te

, 2 8 6 Ga. 53 2

, 53 2 (6 9 0 SE2 d 1 50 ) (2 0 1 0 ); Ha r p er v. S t a te

, 2 8 6 Ga.

2 1 6

, 21 8 (1 ) (6 8 6 SE2 d 7 86 ) (2 0 0 9 ). 1 An y ap p eal fro m an o r d e r d e n y i n g o r

d i s m i s s i n g s uch a m o t i o n m u s t b e d is m i s sed

. See Ro b er t s , 2 8 6 Ga. at 5 3 2; Ha r

p er , 2 8 6 Ga. at 2 1 8 (2 ).

1 Th e Co u rt h as al s o ex p l ai n ed t h at a cri m i n al d efen d an t s eek in g to ch al l en g e

a co n v i ct i o n aft er i t h as b een affi rm ed o n d i rect ap p eal m ay “ fi l e an ex t r a o r d i n ary

m o ti o n fo r n ew t ri al

, O CGA § 5 -5 -4 1

, a m o t i o n i n arres t o f j u d gm en t

, OCGA § 1 7 -9

- 6 1

, or a pet i t i o n fo r h ab eas co rp u s [,] OCGA § 9 -1 4 -4 0 .” Ha r per , 2 8 6 Ga. at 2 1 7 (1 ). December 05, 2018Acco rd i ng l y , b ecau s e Parad i s e’ s m o t i o n t o v acat e h is co n v i ct i on s i s n o t a v al id

rem ed y , h i s ap p eal fro m th e t ri al co u rt ’ s d en i al of t hat m ot i o n is hereb y D ISM 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

. 12/05/2018