Legal Opinion

Green v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided December 13, 2002No. A02A2257PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Phipps, Judge.

Derrick Leroy Green, pro se, appeals the trial court’s dismissal of his motion to vacate void sentences. Because Green has not shown that the trial court had jurisdiction to consider his motion, we affirm.

In 1993, Green was convicted and sentenced in the Superior Court of Chatham County for armed robbery and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. In Green v. State,1 this court affirmed Green’s direct appeal from his convictions.

In 2001, Green filed a pro se “motion to vacate null and void convictions and sentences,” arguing that the Superior Court of Chatham…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Turner v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  2. Trogdon v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  3. Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  4. Syms v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  5. Green v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Shields v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  2. Zachery v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011

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