Kenneth Inman v. State

Opinion

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia

September 18, 2014

ATLANTA,____________________

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A15A0150. KENNETH INMAN v. THE STATE.

In 2008, Kenneth Inman was convicted of six counts, including felony murder.

The Supreme Court affirmed his convictions and the denial of his motion for new trial. Inman v. State, 294 Ga. 650 (755 SE2d 752) (2014). Inman subsequently filed an extraordinary motion for new trial, which the trial court denied. Inman then filed a direct appeal in this court.

Under our Constitution, however, the Supreme Court has appellate jurisdiction over “[a]ll cases in which a sentence of death was imposed or could be imposed.” See Ga. Const. of 1983, Art. VI, Sec. VI, Par. III (8). Because a penalty of death can be imposed for the crime of murder, jurisdiction is proper in the Supreme Court. See OCGA § 17-10-30 (b); Neal v. State, 290 Ga. 563, 572 (722 SE2d 765) (2012) (Hunstein, J., concurring); see also State v. Thornton, 253 Ga. 524 (322 SE2d 711) (1984) (directing this Court to transfer “all cases in which either a sentence of death or of life imprisonment has been imposed upon conviction of murder”). Accordingly, this appeal is hereby TRANSFERRED to the Supreme Court for disposition.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia 09/18/2014

Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________ I certify that the above is a true extract from the minutes of the Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Witness my signature and the seal of said court hereto affixed the day and year last above written.

, Clerk.