# C o urt o f A ppe a ls

o f th e S ta te o f G e o rg ia

ATLANTA,_

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Th e Co u rt

o f Ap p ea l s h er eb y p a s s es t h e f

o ll owi n g o r der :

A2 4 A0 74 6 . RANDY CLAY v . THE STATE.

Ran d y Cl ay was co n v i ct ed o f m u l t i p le co u n ts of ag g rav at ed ch il d m o l es t at i o n

an d rel at ed o ffen s es

, an d h i s co n v i ct i o n s were affi rm ed on ap peal

. See Cl a y v. S t a t e

,

Cas e No

. A1 5 A0 7 6 6 (J u l y 9

, 2 0 1 5 ) (affi rm i ng co n v i c t i o n s b u t rem an d i n g fo r

res en t en ci n g b ecau se o f a m erg er i s s u e). He s u bs eq u en t l y fi l ed a m o t io n to co rrect a

v o i d s en t en ce, cl ai m i ng t h at hi s co n v i ct i o n s s h o u l d b e s et as i de b ecau s e a wi t n es s fo r

t h e St at e g av e p erju red tes ti m o n y

. Th e t ri al co u rt d en i ed t he m o t i o n , an d Cl ay fi l ed

t h i s ap p eal . W e, h o wev er, l ack ju ri s d i ct i o n

.

A p o s t -co nv i ct i o n m o t io n s eek i n g t o v acat e an al leg ed l y v o i d co n vi ct io n i s n ot

a v al i d p ro ced u re i n a cri m i n al cas e, an d an y ap p eal fro m t h e den i al o r d i s m i s s al o f

s u ch a m o t i o n m

us t b e di s m i s s ed

. See W

i l l ia ms v. St a t e

, 2 8 7 Ga. 19 2

, 1 9 4 (6 9 5 SE2 d

2 4 4 ) (2 0 1 0 ); Ro b er t

s v. S t a t e

, 2 8 6 Ga. 53 2

, 5 3 2 (6 9 0 SE2 d 1 5 0 ) (2 0 10 ). A d i rect

ap p eal m ay l i e fro m t h e d en i al o f a m o t i o n t o co rrect a v o id s en ten ce i f t he d efen d an t

rai s es a co l o rab l e cl ai m t h at t h e s en t en ce i s v oi d

. See Bu r g v. St a te

, 2 9 7 G a. Ap p.

1 1 8

, 1 1 9 (6 7 6 SE2 d 4 6 5 ) (2 0 0 9 ). Bu t “ [m ] o t i o ns t o v acat e a v o i d s en t en ce g en eral l y

are l i m i t ed t o cl ai m s t h at

– ev en as s u m i n g t h e ex is t en ce an d v al i d i t y o f t h e co n v i ct i o n

fo r wh i ch t he s en t en ce was i m p o s ed

– t h e l aw d o es no t au th o ri ze t h at s en t en ce, m o s t

t yp i cal l y b ecau s e i t ex ceed s t he m o s t s ev ere p u n i s h m en t fo r wh ich t h e ap p l i cab l e

p en al s t at u t e p ro v i d es

. ” vo n Th o ma s v. S t a t e

, 29 3 Ga. 5 6 9

, 57 2 (2 ) (7 4 8 SE2 d 4 4 6 )

(2 0 1 3).

Here, Cl a y’ s m ot io n do es n o t al leg e t h at h i s s en t en ce ex ceed s th e m ax i m u m

al l o wed b y l aw. In s t ead

, Cl ay al l eg es t h at hi s co n v i ct io n s were b as ed o n p e r ju red

t e s t i m o n y an d p ro s ecu t o ri al m i s co n d uct

. Th es e are n ot v al i d v o id -s en t en ce January 29, 2024arg u m en t s . Acco rd i n gl y , Cl ay ’ s ap p eal i s h ereb y DISM ISSED.

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f s a i d c o u r t

h e r e t o a f f i x e d t h e d a y a n d y e a r l a s t a b o v e w r i t t e n

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, C l e r k

. 01/29/2024