Opinion
A23A0561
11-07-2022
LARRY HOOD v. THE STATE.
The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:
Larry Hood pled guilty to malice murder. He subsequently moved to withdraw his guilty plea. The trial court denied the motion, and Hood filed this appeal.
Under our Constitution, the Supreme Court has appellate jurisdiction over “[a]ll cases in which a sentence of death was imposed or could be imposed.” See Ga. Const. of 1983, Art. VI, Sec. VI, Par. III (8). Because a penalty of death can be imposed for the crime of murder, jurisdiction is proper in the Supreme Court. See OCGA § 17-10-30 (b); Neal v. State, 290 Ga. 563, 572 (722 S.E.2d 765) (2012) (Hunstein, C. J., concurring); see also State v. Thornton, 253 Ga. 524, 524 (1) (322 S.E.2d 711) (1984) (directing this Court to transfer “all cases in which either a sentence of death or of life imprisonment has been imposed upon conviction of murder”).
Accordingly, this case is hereby TRANSFERRED to the Supreme Court for disposition.