Hutchins v. State

CARLEY, Justice.

Ricky Hutchins was convicted of malice murder, armed robbery, and motor vehicle theft. This Court affirmed the convictions in Hutchins v. State, 261 Ga. 366 (404 SE2d 548) (1991). In December 2007, Hutchins filed a pro se motion to vacate a void and illegal sentence, contending that the conviction and sentence for armed robbery must be merged into the malice murder conviction. Hutch-ins appeals from the trial court’s order denying this motion. Since Hutchins alleged a ground that could void a conviction and sentence, that order is directly appealable. Chester v. State, 284 Ga.…