Melvin C. Jones v. State Board of Pardons and Paroles

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ November 21, 2016 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A17A0609. MELVIN C. JONES v. STATE BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLES. Melvin C. Jones, a prison inmate proceeding pro se, directly appeals the trial court’s dismissal of his complaint for mandamus against the State Board of Pardons and Paroles (the “Board”). The underlying subject matter of this case is mandamus. See, e. g., Ray v. Barber,

273 Ga. 856, 857

( 548 SE2d 283) (2001) (affirming mandamus order where the Parole Board failed to follow its statutory…