Kentral Ward v. State

Opinion

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia

ATLANTA,__________________ April 17, 2014

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A14A1370. KENTRAL WARD v. THE STATE.

In October 2009, Kentral Ward pled guilty to armed robbery. In November 2013, Ward filed a pro se “Motion to Squash Void Indictment.” The trial court denied the motion, and Ward filed this appeal. A post-conviction motion seeking to challenge an indictment seeks to invalidate the conviction. And a motion alleging an invalid or void judgment of conviction “is not one of the established procedures for challenging the validity of a judgment in a criminal case.” Roberts v. State, 286 Ga. 532 (690 SE2d 150) (2010). Because Ward is not authorized to collaterally attack his conviction in this manner, this appeal is subject to dismissal. See id.; see also Harper v. State, 286 Ga. 216, 218 (1) (686 SE2d 786) (2009) (overruling Chester v. State, 284 Ga. 162, 162-163 (2) (664 SE2d 220) (2008)); Matherlee v. State, 303 Ga. App. 765 (694 SE2d 665) (2010). Accordingly, Ward’s appeal is hereby DISMISSED.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia 04/17/2014 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.