November 23, 1998

Mr. Charles Scott Simonds

EF366858 , J-2-98

Smith State Prison

Post Office Box 726

Glennville , Georgia 30427

RE:	A98A0665 . Charles Scott Simonds v. The State

Dear Mr. Simonds :

I am in receipt of your letter of postmark date November 18, 1998. Please be advised that the Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment of the trial court on March 13, 1998. The remittitur in this matter went out on May 7, 1998, and as such, we no longer have jurisdiction over the matter.

If you wish to contest the legality of your conviction, you may wish to proceed with an application of writ of habeas corpus which would be filed in the superior court of the county in which you claim to be illegally detained. An appeal from a denial of a writ of habeas corpus is to the Supreme Court of Georgia and not the Court of appeals.

I am returning the letter which you sent to me in case you may wish to use it in any future proceedings.

Sincerely,

William L. Martin, III

Administrator/Clerk

Court of Appeals of Georgia

WLM , III/ld

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