Legal Opinion

Walker v. the State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 1, 2017No. A17A0166PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Bethel, Judge.

Anthony Walker, pro se, appeals the denial of his motion to correct an illegal and/or void sentence. Walker contends that the imposed sentence of life with parole is void because the trial court did not use its discretion when sentencing him, and the sentence itself is indeterminate. We agree with the trial court that Walker’s allegations are without merit and affirm.

In June 1991, Walker was sentenced to life with parole following his armed robbery conviction. He appealed, and this Court affirmed his conviction in May 1992. In June 2016, Walker filed a post-conviction motion to…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Burg v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  2. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
  3. Stovall v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
  4. Gillespie v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  5. Walker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Bentley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
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  3. Kelvin Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2023

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