Opinion
A24A0151
09-07-2023
WENDELL W. DOZIER, JR. v. CLAY TATUM, WARDEN.
The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:
A jury convicted Wendell W. Dozier of rape and other crimes, and this Court affirmed his convictions on appeal. Dozier v. State, 311 Ga.App. 713 (716 S.E.2d 802) (2011), overruled in part by Clay v. State, 290 Ga. 822 (725 S.E.2d 260) (2012). In 2014, Dozier filed an application for writ of habeas corpus. The matter proceeded to a hearing in 2019 and in July 2023, the trial court denied Dozier's application. Dozier appeals.
Under our Constitution, the Supreme Court of Georgia has exclusive appellate jurisdiction over all habeas corpus cases. See Ga. Const. of 1983, Art. VI, Sec. VI, Par. III (4). Accordingly, this appeal is hereby TRANSFERRED to the Supreme Court for disposition.