Court of Appeals
of the State of Georgia

                                        ATLANTA,____________________
                                                  February 05, 2015

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A15A1001. CORTEZ TYE v. THE STATE.

      Cortez Tye was convicted of felony murder. Following the denial of his
motion for new trial, Tye appealed to this Court. Under our Constitution, however,
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 SE2d 765) (2012) (Hunstein, J., concurring); see also State v.
Thornton, 253 Ga. 524 (322 SE2d 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, Tye’s appeal is hereby TRANSFERRED
to the Supreme Court for disposition.

                                        Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia
                                                                             02/05/2015
                                               Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________
                                               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.
