Jones v. State

Benham, Justice.

Edward James Anthony Jones pled guilty to malice murder in 1987 and received a sentence of life imprisonment. He filed a motion in 2007 to vacate the conviction, contending various flaws in the process leading to his conviction rendered the conviction void.

1. Jones contends his conviction is void because it was entered on the record prior to his indictment. Jones is correct that his murder conviction would be void if entered prior to his indictment (Weatherbed v. State, 271 Ga. 736, 738 (524 SE2d 452) (1999) (without indictment, trial court had no jurisdiction to accept guilty…