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A p p ea ls

o f t h e S t a te o f

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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 1 A0 39 1 . MARK W . CODY v . THE STATE.

M ark Co d y was co n v i ct e d o f ag grav at ed s o d o m y , t wo co u nt s o f ag g rav at ed

ch i l d m o l es t at i o n, ch i l d m o l es t at i o n , an d t wo co un t s o f fal s e i m p ri s on m en t

, an d h i s

co n vi ct i o n s were affi rm ed o n ap p eal

. See Co d y v. S t a t e , 3 2 4 Ga. Ap p

. 8 1 5 (7 5 2 SE2 d

3 6 ) (2 0 1 3 ). He s u b s eq u en t l y fi led a m o t i o n t i t l ed “ Th e Co u rt Lack ed J u ri s d i ct i o n an d

Ven ue,” cl ai m in g t h at h i s co n v i ct i on s m u s t b e vacat ed

. T h e t ri al co u rt di s m i s s ed t h e

m o ti o n , an d Co d y

fi l ed t h is ap p eal . W e, h o wev er, l ack ju ri s d ict i on

. 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 l eg 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 d en i al o r d i sm i s s al o f

s u ch a m o t i o n m

u st b e d i s m i s s ed

. See W

il l i a m s v. St a t e , 2 8 7 Ga. 19 2

, 1 9 2

, 19 4 (6 9 5

SE2 d 24 4 ) (2 0 1 0 ); Ro b er t s v. S t a t e , 2 8 6 Ga. 5 3 2

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

d i rect ap peal 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 vo i d s en t en ce i f t h e

d efen d an t rai s es a co lo rab le cl ai m t h at t he s en ten ce i s v o i d

. See Bu r g v. St a t e , 2 9 7 Ga.
Ap p

. 1 1 8

, 1 1 9 (6 7 6 SE2 d 46 5 ) (2 0 0 9 ). “ M o t i o ns t o v acat e a v o id s en t en ce g en eral l y

are l im 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 i s 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 ich t h e sen t en ce was i m p o s ed

– t h e l aw d o es n o t au t h o 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 h e m o s t s ev ere p u n i s hm e n t fo r wh i ch t he 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. St a t e , 2 9 3 Ga. 5 6 9 , 5 72 (2 ) (7 4 8 SE2 d 4 4 6 )
(2 0 1 3).

Here, Co d y ’ s m o t i on d o es n o t al l eg e t h at h i s s en t en ce ex ceed s t h e m ax i m u m

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

, Co d y al l eg es v ari o u s d e f i c ien ci es i n t h e i n d ict m en t an d

g ran d ju ry p ro ceed i n g , erro neo u s ev i d en t i ary ru li n g s , an d i n effect i v e as s is t an ce o f March 12, 2021co u ns el

. Th es e are n o t v al i d v oi d -s en ten ce arg u m en ts

. Acco rd i n g ly

, Co dy ’ s ap p eal

i s h ereb y DISM ISSED.

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f G e o r g ia

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t h e m i n u t e s o

f t h e C o u r t o

f A p p e a l s o f G e o r g i a

. W i tn e s s m y s i g n a t u r e a n d th e s e a l o

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

.

, C l e r k

. 03/12/2021