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A1 9 A1 76 4 . ANTHONY BARKLEY v . THE STATE.

In Au g u s t 2 0 1 5

, An t h o n y Bark l ey p l e a d e d g u i l t y t o m ul t i p l e offen s es , i n cl u d i n g ag g rav at ed as s au l t an d fi rs t -d eg ree b u rg l ary . Bark ley was s en ten ced t o a

t o t al o f 2 0 y ears , wi t h t h e fi rs t t en t o s erv e in co n fi n em en t an d t h e s eco n d t en y ears

t o s erv e o n p ro b at i o n . It d o es n o t ap p ear t h at Bark l ey ap peal ed h is co n v i ct i o n s . In

Oct o b er 2 0 1 8

, Bark l ey fi l ed a “ M o t i o n t o M o d i fy Sen t en ce,” seek i n g t o h av e t h e

p ro b at ed p o rt i on o f h i s s en t en ce s u s p en d ed

. Th e tri al co u rt d en ied th e m o t i o n , an d

Bark l ey fi l ed t h i s d irect ap peal

. 1

Un d er OCGA § 1 7 -1 0 -1 ( f )

, a co urt m ay m o d i fy a s en t en ce d u ri n g t h e y ear

aft er it s i m

p o s i ti o n o r wi t h i n 1 2 0 d ay s aft er rem it t i t u r fo l lo wi n g a di rect ap p eal

,

w h i c h ev er i s l at er. Fr a z ier v. S t a t e , 3 0 2 Ga. Ap p

. 3 4 6, 34 7 -3 4 8 (6 9 1 SE2 d 2 4 7 )

( 2 0 1 0 ) ; B u r

g v. S t a t e , 2 9 7 Ga. Ap p

. 1 1 8, 1 1 8 (6 7 6 SE2 d 4 6 5 ) (2 0 0 9 ). On ce t hi s

s t at u to ry p eri o d ex p i res , a t ri al co u rt m ay m o d i fy a s en ten ce o n l y i f i t i s v o i d. Jo n es

v. S t a t e , 2 7 8 Ga. 6 6 9

, 6 7 0 (6 0 4 SE2 d 4 8 3) (2 0 0 4). An d a s en t en ce is v oi d o n l y wh en

t h e tri al co u rt i m

p o ses p u ni s h m en t t h at t h e l aw do es n ot al l o w. Jo r d a n v. S t a t e , 2 5 3

Ga. A p p. 5 1 0

, 5 11 (1 ) (5 5 9 SE2 d 5 2 8 ) (2 0 0 2 ). “ M ot i o n s t o v acat e a vo 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 in g t h e ex is t en ce an d v al i di t y o f t h e

co n vi ct i o n fo r wh i ch t h e s en t en ce was im po s ed

– t h e l aw d o es n o t au t ho ri ze t h at

s en t en ce, m o s t t y

p i cal l y b ecau s e i t ex ceed s t he m o s t sev ere p u n i s h m en t fo r wh i ch t h e

1 Bark l ey fi led hi s n o ti ce o f ap p ea l i n t h e Geo rg i a Su p rem e Co u rt

, wh i ch

t ran s ferred t h e cas e t o t h i s Co urt aft er fi n d in g i t d i d no t h av e j u ri s d i ct i o n

. See Cas e No . S1 9 A0 6 8 7 (t ran s ferred M arch 4 , 2 0 19 ). April 18, 2019ap p li 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. St at e , 2 9 3 Ga. 5 69

, 5 7 2 (2 ) (7 4 8

SE2 d 4 4 6) (2 0 1 3). A d i rect ap peal m ay l i e fro m an o rd er d en y i n g a m o t i on t o v acat e

o r co rrect a v o i d s en t en ce, b u t o n l y i f t h e 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 , i n fact

, v o i d

. See Ha r p er v. S t a t e , 2 8 6 Ga. 2 1 6

, 2 1 7 n

. 1 (6 86 SE2 d 7 8 6 )

(2 0 0 9); Bu r

g v. S ta te , 2 9 7 Ga. Ap p . 1 1 8

, 1 1 9 (6 7 6 SE2 d 4 6 5) (2 00 9 ).

In h i s m ot i o n , Bark ley d i d n o t as s ert th at t h i s s en t en ce was v o id

, b u t rat h er h e

m o ved t o h av e t h e p ro b at io n p o rt i o n o f hi s s en t en ce s u s p en d ed

. Gen eral l y , a ju d g e

m ay s u s p en d o r p ro b at e al l o r an y p art o f t h e en t ire s en t en ce. See OCGA § 1 7 -1 0 -1

(a) (1 ). A t ri al co u rt ret ai n s d i s cret i o n i n im p o s i n g s en t en ce, an d an ap p el l at e co u rt

wi l l n o t rev i ew a sen t en ce th at fal l s wi t h in t h e p aram et ers p res cri b ed b y s tat u t e. See

Ja cks o n v. S t a t e , 2 8 4 G a. Ap p

. 6 1 9

, 6 2 7 (1 0 ) (6 4 4 SE2 d 49 1 ) (2 00 7 ). Here, Bark l ey ’ s

2 0 -y ear s en t en ce was wi t h i n t h e st a t u to ry g u i d el in es

. See OCGA § 1 6 -5 -2 1 (b )

(i m p ri so n m en t of n o t l es s t h an o n e n o r m o re t h an 20 y ears ) ; O C GA § 1 6 -7 -1 (b )

(s am e). Becau s e Bark l ey h as n o t rai s ed a co l o rab l e v o i d -s en t en ce arg u m en t

, h e i s n ot

en t i t l ed t o a d i rect ap p eal

, an d t h i s ap p eal i s h ereb y DISM ISSED.

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. 04/18/2019