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A2 1 A1 45 6 . FREDERI CK D. GREEN v . THE STATE.

In 2 0 0 8, Fred eri ck D. Green was co n v ict ed o f arm ed ro b b ery an d ag g rav at ed

as s au l t

. W e affi rm ed Green ’ s co n v i ct i o n s a n d s e n ten ce i n an u n p u b l i s h ed o p i n i o n.

See Cas e No

. A0 9 A 1 27 3 (Sep t

. 8

, 2 0 0 9 ). Green t h ereaft er fi led a m o t i on t o v acat e h i s

co n vi ct i o n s , as s ert i n g t h at h i s co n v i ct io n s were vo i d du e t o i n effect i v e as s i s t an ce o f

co u ns el an d erro r in t h e ju ry ch arg e. Hi s m o t i o n was den i ed

, an d t h i s Co u rt d i s m i s s ed

h i s s u b s eq u en t ap p eal

. 1 See Cas e No

. A 1 6 A1 8 6 2 ( J u l y 1 8

, 2 0 16 ). In d o i n g s o , we

ex p l ai ned t h at Green ’ s m o t i o n was i n s u b s t an ce a ch al l en g e to t he v al i d i t y o f h i s

co n vi ct i o n , b u t a m o t i o n s eek i n g to ch al len g e an al leg ed l y v o id j u d gm en t o f

co n vi ct i o n i s n o t o ne o f t he es t ab l i s hed p ro ced u res fo r ch al l en g i n g a j u d gm en t i n a

cri m i n al cas e, an d an ap p eal fro m t h e d en i al o f s u ch a m o ti o n m u s t b e di s m i s s ed

. See

Ro b er t s v. S t a t e , 28 6 Ga. 53 2

, 5 3 2 (6 9 0 SE2 d 1 50 ) (2 0 1 0 ); Ha r p er v. St a t e , 2 8 6 Ga.

2 1 6 , 2 1 8 (1 ) (6 8 6 SE2 d 7 86 ) (2 0 0 9 ).

I n M arch 20 2 1

, Green fi l ed a “ M o t i o n t o Nu l l

, Vo i d o r Vacat e I l l e g a l

Sen ten ce.” In h i s m o t i on , G reen co n ced es t h at h i s s en t en ce i s no t v o i d

. See Cr u mb l ey

v. S t at e , 2 6 1 Ga. 6 1 0, 6 1 1 (1 ) (4 0 9 SE2 d 5 1 7 ) (1 9 9 1 ) (“ A s en t en ce i s v oi d i f t h e co u rt

i m p o s es p u n is h m en t t h at t h e law d o es n o t a l l o w

. ” )

. Rat h er, h e co nt en d s t h at h i s

co n vi ct i o n s aro s e fro m

an al l eg ed co n s pi racy b et ween t h e t ri al co u rt , t h e St at e, an d

1 Th i s Co urt al s o d i s m i s s e d G r e en ’ s ap p eal s fro m t h e d en i al o f a m o t i o n to

v acat e h i s co n vi ct i o n s b as ed o n i n co ns i s t en t verd i ct s , s ee Cas e No

. A1 6 A 0 3 1 6 (Dec.
9

, 2 0 1 5 ), an d t h e d en i al o f h is ex t r a o rd i n ary m o t i o n fo r n ew tri al

, see Cas e No

. A1 7 A0 20 4 (Sep t . 2 0 , 2 0 1 6 ). May 26, 2021h i s co u n s el

, w h ich Green as s ert s res u l t ed i n i n effect iv e as s i s t an ce o f co un s el a n d

erro r i n t he ju ry ch arg e. Th e t ri al co u rt d en i ed Green ’ s m o t io n , an d he ag ai n ap p eal s

. W e l ack ju ri sd ict i o n

. A s e x p lai n ed i n Cas e No

. A1 6 A1 8 6 2

, Green ’ s m o t i o n s are an i m p r o p e r

ch al l en g e t o t h e v al i d i t y o f h i s co n v i ct i o n s , an d an ap p eal fro m t h e d en ial o f s u ch a

m o ti o n i s s u b

ject to d i s m i ss al

. See Ro b er t s , 2 8 6 Ga. at 5 32 ; Ha r

p er , 2 8 6 Ga. at 2 1 8
(1 ). In ad d i ti o n , “ [i ] t i s ax i o m at i c t h at th e s am e i s s u e can no t b e rel i t i g at ed ad

i n fi n it u m ,” Ech o l

s v. S t a te

, 2 4 3 Ga. A p p

. 7 7 5

, 7 7 6 (5 3 4 SE2 d 4 6 4 ) (2 0 0 0 )
(p u n ct u at i o n o m i t t ed ), an d t h e p ri o r d i sm i s s al o rd er i n t h i s cas e co n s t it u t es b i n d i n g

l aw o f t h e cas e. See Ro s s v. S t at e , 3 1 0 Ga. Ap p . 3 26 , 3 2 7 (7 1 3 SE2 d 4 3 8 ) (2 0 1 1 ).

Fo r t h es e reas o ns , we la c k j u ri s d i ct io n ov er t h i s ap p eal

, w h i ch i s h ereb y

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