Legal Opinion

Prince v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 31, 2016No. S16A0920PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HINES, Presiding Justice.

Joseph Tiger Prince has filed a notice of appeal from the dismissal of his “Motion to Vacate a Void Sentence and Mere Nullity Conviction.” For the reasons that follow, we dismiss the appeal.

In 1999, Prince was convicted of the malice murder of Edgar Reagan, and, as a recidivist, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole under OCGA § 17-10-7 (b) (2);1 this Court affirmed his conviction in Prince v. State, 277 Ga. 230 (587 SE2d 637) (2003). He has since filed at least two separate petitions seeking a writ of habeas corpus, the second being…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Harper v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
  2. von Thomas v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  3. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
  4. Crumbley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  5. Nash v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999

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3Cited by2 opinions

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