Georgia Court of Appeals
Dexter Lee Williams v. G. E. Adams
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What the court decided
The legal issue involved a prisoner's direct appeal for a writ of mandamus after a trial court dismissed the petition, which was challenged on jurisdictional grounds related to procedural requirements. The Georgia Court of Appeals held that the prisoner's failure to follow the required discretionary review procedure deprived the court of jurisdiction, and the case was DISMISSED.
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