Darrin Pressley v. State

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ August 14, 2019 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A20A0028. DARRIN PRESSLEY v. THE STATE. In 2012, a jury found Darrin Pressley guilty of criminal trespass, armed robbery, and two counts of aggravated assault, and the trial court imposed a total sentence of twelve years in prison, to be followed by eight years on probation. We affirmed his judgment of conviction in 2015. Pressley v. State, 331 Ga. App. 175 , ( 770 SE2d 266 ) (2015). In October 2018, Pressley filed a motion to vacate a void judgment, in which he raised several challenges to the validity of his convictions. The trial court denied the motion (which the court identified as a “Motion to Set Aside Order and Final Judgment”), and Pressley filed a direct appeal to the Supreme Court, which transferred the matter to this Court. We lack jurisdiction. “[A] petition to vacate or modify a judgment of conviction is not an appropriate remedy in a criminal case.” Harper v. State, 286 Ga. 216, 218 (1) ( 686 SE2d 786 ) (2009). Any appeal from an order denying or dismissing such a petition or motion must be dismissed. See Roberts v. State, 286 Ga. 532, 532 ( 690 SE2d 150 ) (2010); Harper, 286 Ga. at 218 (2). Consequently, this appeal is hereby DISMISSED for lack of jurisdiction. Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________ 08/14/2019 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.