Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ January 25, 2018 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A18A1052. IKENYO SHINE v. THE STATE.

In March 2006, Ikenyo Shine pleaded guilty to felony murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment. There is no record that Shine filed a direct appeal. On January 9, 2007, Shine filed a motion to vacate a void sentence, which the trial court denied. Shine then filed this direct appeal. We, however, lack jurisdiction.

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.” Ga. Const. of 1983, Art. VI, Sec. VI, Par. III (8). Because a penalty of death can be imposed for the crime of felony murder, jurisdiction is proper in the Supreme Court.

See OCGA § 16-5-1 (c), (e) (1); Neal v. State, 290 Ga. 563, 572 (722 SE2d 765) (2012) (Hunstein, C. J., concurring). The Supreme Court’s jurisdiction over murder cases includes appeals from orders resolving post-judgment motions in such cases.

See Simpson v. State, 292 Ga. 764, 764-765 (740 SE2d 124) (2013). Accordingly, Shine’s appeal is hereby TRANSFERRED to the Supreme Court for disposition.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________ 01/25/2018 I certify that the above is a true extract from the minutes of the Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Witness my signature and the seal of said court hereto affixed the day and year last above written.

, Clerk.