Court Opinion

ID: 4352196
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Date Created: 2018-12-19 20:05:52.682202+00
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Court of Appeals
of the State of Georgia

                                       ATLANTA,____________________
                                                December 19, 2018

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A19D0224. CONFESOR CHAPARRO v. THE STATE.

      Confesor Chaparro was convicted of four counts of aggravated child
molestation. We affirmed his convictions on appeal. Chaparro v. State, 279 Ga. App.
145 (630 SE2d 645) (2006). Since that time, Chaparro has filed a number of post-
conviction motions — resulting in applications or direct appeals to this Court, all of
which were either denied or dismissed.1 In his most recent motion,2 Chaparro appears
to contest the sufficiency of his underlying indictment. The trial court denied this
motion and Chaparro then filed the instant application. We, however, lack
jurisdiction.
      Chaparro’s motion essentially challenges his underlying convictions. See Jones
v. State, 290 Ga. App. 490, 494 (2) (659 SE2d 875) (2008) (challenge to the validity
of indictment is challenge to conviction). However, “a petition to vacate or modify
a judgment of conviction is not an appropriate remedy in a criminal case.” Harper v.
State, 286 Ga. 216, 218 (1) (686 SE2d 786) (2009); see also Wright v. State, 277 Ga.
810, 811 (596 SE2d 587) (2004). Any appeal from an order denying or dismissing

      1
       See Case Nos. A17A2057 (dismissed July 21, 2017); A14D0056 (denied Oct.
18, 2013); A11A1862 (dismissed June 20, 2011); A08D0343 (dismissed May 2,
2008); A08D0111 (dismissed Nov. 19, 2007).
      2
       In violation of Court of Appeals Rule 31 (e), Chapparo has failed to include
“a copy of any petition or motion that led directly to the order or judgment being
appealed and a copy of any responses to the petition or motion.”
such a motion must be dismissed. See Roberts v. State, 286 Ga. 532, 532 (690 SE2d
150) (2010); Harper, 286 Ga. at 218 (2).
      To the extent Chaparro’s claims concerning the sufficiency of his indictment
could be construed as a motion in arrest of judgment, the motion is untimely because
it was not filed during the term of court at which the judgment was obtained. See
OCGA § 17-9-61 (b); Hammond v. State, 292 Ga. 237, 238 (734 SE2d 396) (2012).
      For the foregoing reasons, this application is hereby DISMISSED.

                                      Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia
                                             Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________
                                                                       12/19/2018
                                             I certify that the above is a true extract from
                                      the minutes of the Court of Appeals of Georgia.
                                             Witness my signature and the seal of said court
                                      hereto affixed the day and year last above written.

                                                                                      , Clerk.