Rozell Brown v. State

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ October 03, 2014 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A15A0213. ROZELL BROWN v. THE STATE. Rozell Brown was convicted of child molestation, statutory rape, and enticing a child for indecent purposes. We affirmed his convictions. See Brown v. State, 318 Ga. App. 334 ( 733 SE2d 863 ) (2012). Brown then filed a motion to vacate a void judgment, arguing that venue was improper. The trial court denied the motion, and Brown appeals. We, however, 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 Brown is not authorized to collaterally attack his convictions 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, Brown’s appeal is hereby DISMISSED. Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia 10/03/2014 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.