Nelson Allen Hooks v. State

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ May 16, 2016 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A16A1597. NELSON ALLEN HOOKS v. THE STATE. A jury found Nelson Allen Hooks guilty of kidnapping, aggravated battery, robbery and theft by taking, and his convictions were affirmed on appeal. See Hooks v. State, (Case Number A91A1196, decided Oct. 28, 1991). In 2012, Hooks filed a motion to correct a void sentence, arguing that his sentence for kidnapping was void under Garza v. State,

284 Ga. 696

( 670 SE2d 73) (2008), which redefined the asportation element…