Johnson v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant Willie Gene Johnson’s conviction for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute was affirmed on direct appeal. Johnson v. State, 230 Ga. App. 535 (496 SE2d 785). On May 19, 1998, the trial court entered a “SENTENCING ORDER” purporting to make a “clerical correction to the [previous] written order to make it conform with the actual sentence [orally] imposed by the court,” namely that, because of prior felonies, defendant was ineligible for parole under the provisions of OCGA § 17-10-7. Proceeding pro se, on July 20, 1998, defendant filed a notice of…