Randy M. Hudson v. State

• Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
• Decided: December 17, 2015
• Docket: A16A0505
• Status: Published

Opinion

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia

ATLANTA,____________________ December 17, 2015

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A16A0505. RANDY M. HUDSON v. THE STATE.

A jury found Randy M. Hudson guilty of multiple offenses, including armed robbery, and he was sentenced to life in prison.1 Hudson subsequently filed a “Motion to Hold a Judgment a Nullity,” challenging his conviction on multiple grounds. The trial court denied the motion, and Hudson filed this appeal. We lack jurisdiction. A motion seeking to challenge an allegedly 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 Hudson 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, this appeal is hereby DISMISSED.

1 Hudson filed a motion alleging his sentence was void. The trial court denied the motion, and we affirmed that ruling on appeal. See Hudson v. State, ___ Ga. App. ___ (Case Number A15A1687, decided Oct. 14, 2015). Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia 12/17/2015 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.