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“assertions taking issue with the procedure employed in imposing a valid sentence or questioning the fairness of an imposed sentence do not allege a sentence is void.”
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Charles Williams v. State
(3×)
also: Cited as authority (rule), Cited "see"
ssertions taking issue with the procedure employed in imposing a valid sentence or questioning the fairness of an imposed sentence do not allege a sentence is void
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Tavoris Deshawn Thomas v. State
(2×)
also: Cited as authority (rule)
assertions taking issue with the procedure employed in imposing a valid sentence or questioning the fairness of an imposed sentence do not allege a sentence is void.
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FEW v. State
(2×)
also: Cited as authority (rule)
when the sentence imposed falls within the statutory range of punishment, the sentence is not void . . . .
discussed
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Stacey D. Williams, Jr. v. State
having voluntarily entered a plea of guilty, appellant cannot raise as a defense his right to a speedy trial.
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Arthur Bussey v. State
“A sentence is void if the court imposes punishment that the law does not allow.” Jones v. State, 278 Ga. 669, 670 ( 604 SE2d 483 ) (2004) (citation and punctuation omitted).
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James Bright v. State
“A sentence is void if the court imposes punishment that the law does not allow.” Jones v. State, 278 Ga. 669, 670 ( 604 SE2d 483 ) (2004) (citation and punctuation omitted).
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Jose Gaona v. State
(2×)
also: Cited "see, e.g."
“A sentence is void if the court imposes punishment that the law does not allow.” Jones v. State, 278 Ga. 669, 670 ( 604 SE2d 483 ) (2004) (citation and punctuation omitted).
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Paul Porter v. State
(2×)
also: Cited "see, e.g."
“A sentence is void if the court imposes punishment that the law does not allow.” Jones v. State, 278 Ga. 669, 670 ( 604 SE2d 483 ) (2004) (citation and punctuation omitted).
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Tarik S. Jackson v. State
Jones v. State, 278 Ga. 669, 670 ( 604 SE2d 483 ) (2004).
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Carlton Smith v. State
(2×)
also: Cited "see"
“A sentence is void if the court imposes punishment that the law does not allow.” Jones v. State, 278 Ga. 669, 670 ( 604 SE2d 483 ) (2004) (citation and punctuation omitted).
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Teyon Terrell Stover v. State
Jones v. State, 278 Ga. 669, 670 ( 604 SE2d 483 ) (2004); see also Boddie, 374 Ga. App. at 728.
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Charlie D. Carter v. State
(2×)
also: Cited "see"
“A sentence is void if the court imposes punishment that the law does not allow.” Jones v. State, 278 Ga. 669, 670 ( 604 SE2d 483 ) (2004) (citation and punctuation omitted).
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Ebenezer Kayo Buwee v. State
(2×)
also: Cited "see, e.g."
“A sentence is void if the court imposes punishment that the law does not allow.” Jones v. State, 278 Ga. 669, 670 ( 604 SE2d 483 ) (2004) (citation and punctuation omitted).
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Michael Keith Ward v. State
“A sentence is void if the court imposes punishment that the law does not allow.” Jones v. State, 278 Ga. 669, 670 ( 604 SE2d 483 ) (2004) (citation and punctuation omitted).
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Kevin Coney v. State
“A sentence is void if the court imposes punishment that the law does not allow.” Jones v. State, 278 Ga. 669, 670 ( 604 SE2d 483 ) (2004) (citation and punctuation omitted).
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Kevin Coney v. State
“A sentence is void if the court imposes punishment that the law does not allow.” Jones v. State, 278 Ga. 669, 670 ( 604 SE2d 483 ) (2004) (citation and punctuation omitted).
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Allen Joshua Brown v. State
“A sentence is void if the court imposes punishment that the law does not allow.” Jones v. State, 278 Ga. 669, 670 ( 604 SE2d 483 ) (2004) (citation and punctuation omitted).
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Shedrick Deshay Ross v. State
“A sentence is void if the court imposes punishment that the law does not allow.” Jones v. State, 278 Ga. 669, 670 ( 604 SE2d 483 ) (2004) (citation and punctuation omitted).
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State v. Marcus Boddie, Sr.
Furthermore, while “a concurrent sentence is void where a statute requires imposition of a consecutive sentence,” Jones v. State, 278 Ga. 669, 670 ( 604 SE2d 483 ) (2004) (citation omitted),4 sentencing courts generally “have great discretion in determining whether to run sentences concurrently or consecutively.” State v. Riggs, 301 Ga. 63, 69 (2) (a) ( 799 SE2d 770 ) (2017).
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Andrew C. Mostyn v. State
(2×)
also: Cited "see"
Jones v. State, 278 Ga. 669, 670 ( 604 SE2d 483 ) (2004).
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Rontavious Towns v. State
“A sentence is void if the court imposes punishment that the law does not allow.” (Citation and punctuation omitted.) Jones v. State, 278 Ga. 669, 670 ( 604 SE2d 483 ) (2004).
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Anthony James Phillips v. State
“A sentence is void if the court imposes punishment that the law does not allow.” Jones v. State, 278 Ga. 669, 670 ( 604 SE2d 483 ) (2004) (citation and punctuation omitted).
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David L. Johnson v. State
“A sentence is void if the court imposes punishment that the law does not allow.” Jones v. State, 278 Ga. 669, 670 ( 604 SE2d 483 ) (2004) (citation and punctuation omitted).
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Earnest Bland Morrow v. State
“A sentence is void if the court imposes punishment that the law does not allow.” Jones v. State, 278 Ga. 669, 670 ( 604 SE2d 483 ) (2004) (citation and punctuation omitted).
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Jimmy Teems v. State
“A sentence is void if the court imposes punishment that the law does not allow.” Jones v. State, 278 Ga. 669, 670 ( 604 SE2d 483 ) (2004) (citation and punctuation omitted).
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Marco Moses v. State
“A sentence is void if the court imposes punishment that the law does not allow.” Jones v. State, 278 Ga. 669, 670 ( 604 SE2d 483 ) (2004) (citation and punctuation omitted).
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Jerry J. Lee v. State
“A sentence is void if the court imposes punishment that the law does not allow.” Jones v. State, 278 Ga. 669, 670 ( 604 SE2d 483 ) (2004) (citation and punctuation omitted).
cited
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Kevin Brooks v. State
“A sentence is void if the court imposes punishment that the law does not allow.” Jones v. State, 278 Ga. 669, 670 ( 604 SE2d 483 ) (2004) (citation and punctuation omitted).
cited
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Roy Motes v. State
“A sentence is void if the court imposes punishment that the law does not allow.” Jones v. State, 278 Ga. 669, 670 ( 604 SE2d 483 ) (2004) (citation and punctuation omitted).
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Dwight B. Freeman v. State
“A sentence is void if the court imposes punishment that the law does not allow.” Jones v. State, 278 Ga. 669, 670 ( 604 SE2d 483 ) (2004) (citation and punctuation omitted).
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Jerry Dwayne Adams v. State
Jones v. State, 278 Ga. 669, 670 ( 604 SE2d 483 ) (2004).
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Antoine Walker v. State
“A sentence is void if the court imposes punishment that the law does not allow.” Jones v. State, 278 Ga. 669, 670 ( 604 SE2d 483 ) (2004) (citation and punctuation omitted).
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Daniel Miracle v. State
Jones v. State, 278 Ga. 669, 670 ( 604 SE2d 483 ) (2004).
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Juan Francisco v. State
Jones v. State, 278 Ga. 669, 670 ( 604 SE2d 483 ) (2004).
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David Edward Roberts v. State
“A sentence is void if the court imposes punishment that the law does not allow.” Jones v. State, 278 Ga. 669, 670 ( 604 SE2d 483 ) (2004) (citation and punctuation omitted).
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Rico Walker v. State
Jones v. State, 278 Ga. 669, 670 ( 604 SE2d 483 ) (2004).
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Mark Puckett v. State
Jones v. State, 278 Ga. 669, 670 ( 604 SE2d 483 ) (2004).
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Davoric Tilman v. State
“A sentence is void if the court imposes punishment that the law does not allow.” Jones v. State, 278 Ga. 669, 670 ( 604 SE2d 483 ) (2004) (citation and punctuation omitted).
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Roger Joseph Reinert v. State
(2×)
also: Cited "see"
Jones v. State, 278 Ga. 669, 670 ( 604 SE2d 483 ) (2004).
cited
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George Lamar Johns v. State
Jones v. State, 278 Ga. 669, 670 ( 604 SE2d 483 ) (2004).
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In the Interest of H. P., a Child
P. only alleges such a risk.6 Again, “[w]e are a court for the correction of errors and are not authorized to issue an advisory opinion about a potential error . . . .” (Citation and punctuation omitted.) 5 See Jones v. State, 278 Ga. 669, 670 ( 604 SE2d 483 ) (2004) (Under Georgia law, “[a] sentence is void if the court imposes punishment that the law does not allow.”) (citations and punctuation omitted). 6 N. P. acknowledges that she has not yet “suffered an immediate harm of being incarcerated” and faces only a “potential threat of incarceration.” 9 Tiffany and Tomato, Inc. …
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Primose Ephriam Lightsey v. State
“A sentence is void if the court imposes punishment that the law does not allow.” Jones v. State, 278 Ga. 669, 670 ( 604 SE2d 483 ) (2004).
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Cited as authority (rule)
Ronnie Curtis, Jr. v. State
Jones v. State, 278 Ga. 669, 670 ( 604 SE2d 483 ) (2004).
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Randall Thomas Belcher v. State
Jones v. State, 278 Ga. 669, 670 ( 604 SE2d 483 ) (2004).
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Torleados D. Butler v. State
Jones v. State, 278 Ga. 669, 670 ( 604 SE2d 483 ) (2004).
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Cited as authority (rule)
Jason Bailey v. State
Jones v. State, 278 Ga. 669, 670 ( 604 SE2d 483 ) (2004).
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Cited as authority (rule)
Ronnie James Allen v. State
Jones v. State, 278 Ga. 669, 670 ( 604 SE2d 483 ) (2004).
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Sammie Davis King, Jr. v. State
Jones v. State, 278 Ga. 669, 670 ( 604 SE2d 483 ) (2004).
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Menshack J. Nyepah v. State
Jones v. State, 278 Ga. 669, 670 ( 604 SE2d 483 ) (2004).
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James Otis Duncan, Jr. v. State
Jones v. State, 278 Ga. 669, 670 ( 604 SE2d 483 ) (2004).
Retrieving the full opinion text from the archive…
Griffin
v.
the State
v.
the State
S04A1666.
Supreme Court of Georgia.
Oct 12, 2004.
Connell Griffin, pro se., Paul L. Howard, Jr., District Attorney, Elizabeth A. Baker, Laura A. Janssen, Assistant District Attorneys, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, for appellee.
Hunstein.
Cited by 5 opinions | Published
Citer courts: Court of Appeals of Georgia (1)
HUNSTEIN, Justice.
Appellant, an inmate, filed a direct appeal seeking review of the trial court’s April 15, 2004 order denying his motions for writ of mandamus and for writ of prohibition regarding his demand for a speedy trial. The trial court denied the motions in a written order entered April 15, 2004 and appellant filed this appeal with the Court of Appeals which transferred it to this Court, properly noting in the order transferring the appeal that this Court has subject matter jurisdiction over appellant’s appeal since it involves an extraordinary remedy, see 1983 Ga. Const., Art. VI, Sec. VI, Par. Ill (5). It appears from the record presented that appellant filed the motions for writ of mandamus and writ of prohibition in order to force the trial court to rule on his motion for discharge and acquittal. The trial court ruled on appellant’s motions finding that the motion for discharge and acquittal became moot after appellant entered a guilty plea to the charges in the indictment. Davis v. State, 251 Ga. App. 436 (554 SE2d 583) (2001) (guilty plea waives right to appeal speedy trial issues). Having voluntarily entered a plea of guilty, appellant cannot raise as a defense his right to a speedy trial. See Tutt v. State, 267 Ga. 49 (472 SE2d 306) (1996); Mason v. Banks, 242 Ga. 292 (2) (248 SE2d 664) (1978).
Judgment affirmed.
All the Justices concur.