POPE v. STATE

S17A0615.

801 S.E.2d 830 (2017)

POPE v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: June 19, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jomekia Dechelle Pope , GDC# 1138118, Ware State Prison, 3620 N. Harris Rd, Waycross, Georgia 31503, for Appellant.

Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Deputy Attorney General, Paula Khristian Smith , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Aimee F. Sobhani , Assistant Attorney General, Christopher M. Carr , Attorney General, Department of Law, 40 Capitol Square, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30334, Karl David Cooke, Jr. , District Attorney, Dorothy Vinson Hull , A.D.A., Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office, 661 Mulberry Street, Third Floor, Grand Building, Macon, Georgia 31201, John Allen Regan , A.D.A., Jason Michael Martin , A.D.A., Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office, 661 Mulberry Street, Macon, Georgia 31201, for Appellee.


This is a pro se appeal by prisoner Jomekia Dechelle Pope from an order of the Superior Court of Bibb County denying his "motion to vacate a void and illegal sentence," "motion to withdraw Alford (guilty) plea," and "motion for appointment of counsel." For the reasons which follow, we reverse and remand this case with direction...

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