Legal Opinion
Burke v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 22, 2005No. A05A0370PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Barnes, Judge.
Thomas E. Burke appeals the trial court’s denial of his “Extraordinary Motion for Correcting a Void Sentence.” He contends the trial *403court erred by denying his motion because a life sentence was not authorized for his rape conviction.1 We disagree, and affirm.
The record shows that after Burke was convicted of rape, aggravated sodomy, aggravated assault, and false imprisonment, he appealed and this court affirmed his conviction in Burke v. State, 186 Ga. App. 335 (367 SE2d 118) (1988). He did not raise in his direct appeal the issue that he asserted in this motion. Id.
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- Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
- Crumbley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
- Peachtree-Cain Co. v. McBeeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
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