Joseph Daniel Fincher v. Terry E. Barnard et al..

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What the court decided

Joseph Daniel Fincher sought an order compelling immediate release through a mandamus petition, which was transferred to the Court of Appeals after being initially filed in superior court. The Georgia Court of Appeals held that its authority does not extend to issuing original mandamus petitions unconnected to appellate jurisdiction or impending appeals, and thus DISMISSED the petition.