Legal Opinion
Ray v. Barber
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 4, 2001No. S01A0231PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Fletcher, Presiding Justice.
The trial court granted in part Morris Barber’s petition for mandamus against the Board of Pardons and Paroles. Walter Ray, as chairman of the Board, filed a discretionary application and a notice of appeal. We granted the application to consider whether a non-prisoner defendant is required to follow the discretionary application procedures when appealing an action filed by a prisoner. Because the statutory language is clear, we hold that a discretionary application is required.
1. OCGA § 42-12-8 provides that “[a]ppeals of all actions filed by prisoners shall be as…
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