Ellison v. State

Thompson, Chief Justice.

Appellant James Ellison appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion to correct void sentence. Under the controlling authority of Humphrey v. State, 297 Ga. 349 (773 SE2d 760) (2015), we reverse the judgment of the trial court and remand the case with direction to vacate that portion of Ellison’s sentence which purports to limit his eligibility for parole in a manner not authorized by statutory law.

In September 1994, appellant pled guilty to malice murder and was sentenced to life in prison. Under the plea agreement, which was *780expressly incorporated into appellant’s…