Willie Mays v. State

Opinion

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia

ATLANTA,____________________ June 25, 2019

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A19A2046. WILLIE MAYS v. THE STATE.

In 1984, a jury found Willie Mays guilty of armed robbery, theft and kidnapping, and he was sentenced to life in prison. His convictions were affirmed on appeal. See Mays v. State, 238 Ga. App. 507 (519 SE2d 290) (1999). In 2017, Mays filed two motions to set aside a void judgment of conviction, arguing in both that his arrest was unlawful. The trial court denied the motions in a single order, and Mays appeals.

A post-conviction motion seeking to vacate an allegedly void conviction is not a valid procedure in a criminal case, and any appeal from the denial or dismissal of such a motion must be dismissed. See Williams v. State, 287 Ga. 192, 192, 194 (695 SE2d 244) (2010); Roberts v. State, 286 Ga. 532, 532 (690 SE2d 150) (2010). Accordingly, Mays’s appeal is hereby DISMISSED.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________ 06/25/2019

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.