Legal Opinion
Brock v. Hardman
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 21, 2018No. S18A0393PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
303 Ga. 729
FINAL COPY S18A0393. BROCK v. HARDMAN. PETERSON, Justice. James Brock appeals from the denial of his mandamus petition seeking records related to his murder convictions. We first address whether we have jurisdiction over the appeal arising from this civil action. We conclude that this appeal arises from an extraordinary remedies case “concerning proceedings in which a sentence of death was imposed or could be imposed,” and thus we have jurisdiction under OCGA § 15-3-3.1 (a) (4). Nevertheless, Brock’s appeal must be dismissed for failure to file a discretionary application as OCGA §…
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