# C o u rt o f

A p p ea ls

o f t h e S t a te o f

G eo rg ia

ATLANTA,_

_ _ __ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _

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 :

A1 6 A1 36 5 . W AYNE ANTHONY DAVI S v . THE STATE.

W ay n e An t h on y Dav i s was co n v i ct ed i n t h e Su p eri o r Co u rt o f Decat u r Co u n t y

o f k id n ap p in g (wi t h bo d i l y i n ju ry ) an d ag g rav at ed as s au l t (fam i l y vi o l en ce). He was

s en t en ced on M ay 9

, 2 0 12

, t o l ife i m p ri s o nm en t (fo r k i dn ap p i n g wi th b o d i ly i n ju ry )

an d t o t wen t y y ears i m

p ri s on m en t (fo r ag g rav at ed as s au lt

, fam i l y vi o l en ce), t o ru n

co n cu r r e ntly

. D a v is ap p eal ed

. Th i s Co u rt affi rm ed h i s co n v i ct io n s fo r k id n ap p i n g an d

ag g rav at ed as s au l t. See Da vi s v. S t a t e

, 3 30 Ga. Ap p

. 1 1 8 (1 ) (7 6 6 SE2 d 5 6 6 ) (2 0 1 4 ).

Th e Su p eri o r Co u rt o f Decat u r Co u n t y recei v ed an d fi l ed t h e rem i tt i tu r o n Decem b er

1 2 , 2 0 1 4

.

On Feb ru ary 9

, 20 1 6

, Dav i s fi l ed pro s e a “ M o t i o n t o Red uce/ M o d i fy

Sen ten ce,” arg u i n g t h at he was h el d i n j ai l wi t h o u t ju st cau s e fo r m o re t han 7 2 h o u rs

a f t e r h i s arres t in Li b ert y Co u n t y

, Fl ori d a, an d t h at i n v es t ig at o rs gav e fal s e

i n fo rm at i o n t o t h e co u rt . Th e t ri al co u rt ru l ed t h at t h e al l eg at i o n s i n Dav is ’ s m o t i o n

t o red u ce h i s sen t e n c e c o u l d o n l y b e ad dres s ed b y a p et i ti o n fo r a w ri t o f h ab eas

co rp u s an d d is m i ss ed t h e m o t i on . Dav i s t h en fi led t h i s d i rect ap p eal

.

Un d er OCGA § 1 7 -1 0 -1 (f), a co u rt m ay co rrect o r red u ce a cri m i n al s en t en ce

wi t h i n o n e y ear o f t h e d at e u p o n wh i ch t h e sen t en ce w as i m p os ed

, o r wi t h i n 1 2 0 day s

aft er recei p t b y t h e s en t en ci n g co u rt o f t he rem it t i t u r u p o n affi rm an ce o f t h e ju d g m en t

aft er d i rect ap p eal

, wh i ch ev er i s l at er. In t h i s cas e, D av i s fi l ed h i s m o t io n m o re t h an

o n e y ear aft er t h e d at e u p o n wh i ch t h e s en t en ces were i m p o sed

, an d m o re t h an 1 2 0

d ay s aft er recei p t by t h e s en t en ci n g co u rt o f th e rem it t it u r u po n affi rm an ce o n d i rect

ap p eal o f t h e co n v i ct i o n s an d s en t en ces

. A ft er t h e ex p i rat io n o f t h e p eri o d p ro v i d ed

i n OCGA § 1 7-1 0 -1 (f), t h e s en t en ci n g co u rt h as ju ri s d ict i o n t o m o d i fy a s en t en c e April 21, 2016o n l y i f a n d t o t h e ex ten t t h e defen d an t ’ s m o t i o n to m od i fy t he s en t en ce p res en ts a

co g ni zab l e cl ai m t h at t he s en t en ce was v oi d

, t h at i s, t h at t h e s en t en ce i m p o s es

p u n i s h m en t t he law d o es n o t al l o w. vo n Th o ma s v. S t at e

, 2 9 3 Ga. 56 9

, 5 7 1 (2 ) (7 4 8

SE2 d 4 4 6 ) (2 01 3 ); Jo n es v. S t a te

, 2 7 8 G a. 6 6 9, 6 7 0 (6 04 SE2 d 4 8 3) (2 0 0 4 ).

Gen eral l y

, a s en ten ce t hat fal ls wi t h i n t h e s tat u to ry ran g e o f pu n i s h m en t i s n o t v o i d.

vo n Th o ma s v. S t at e , 2 9 3 Ga. at 5 7 1 -5 72 (2 ); Jo n es v. S t a t e , 2 7 8 Ga. at 6 7 0

.

In t h i s ca s e

, D a v i s d i d n o t arg u e i n h i s m o t i on t h at th e s en t en ces i m p o s ed

ex ceed t he s t at u t o ry m ax i m u m s o r were o t h erwi s e vo i d

. Fu rt herm ore, th e reco rd

s h o ws t h at t h e s en t en ces i m po s ed d i d n o t ex ceed t h e s t at u to ry m ax i m u m s. See OCGA

§ 1 6 -5 -4 0 (d ) (4 ) (“ A p ers o n co n v i ct ed o f t h e o ffen s e o f k i d n ap p in g s h al l b e p u n i s h ed

b y

. . . [l ] ife i m

pri s o n m en t o r deat h i f t h e pers o n k i d nap p ed recei ved b o di l y i n ju ry .”);

O C G A § 1 6 -5 -2 1 (c) (Ex cep t as o th erwi se p ro v i d ed

, “ a p ers o n co n v i ct ed o f t h e

o ffen s e o f ag g rav at ed as s au l t s h al l b e pu n i s h ed b y i m p ri s o n m en t fo r n o t l es s t h an o n e

n o r m o re t h an 2 0 y ears .”), (k ) (“ If t h e o ffen s e o f ag g r a v a t ed as s au l t is co m m i t t ed

b et ween p as t o r p res en t s p o u s es

, p ers o n s wh o are p aren t s of t h e sam e ch i l d

, p aren t s

an d ch i l dren

, s tep p aren t s an d s tep ch i l d ren

, fo s ter p aren t s an d fo s ter ch i l d ren

, o r o t h er

p ers o n s ex cl ud i n g s i b l in gs li v i n g o r fo rm erl y li v i n g in t h e s am e h ou s eh o l d

, t h e

d efen d an t s h al l b e p u n i s h ed b y i m p ri s o n m en t fo r n o t l es s t h an t h ree n o r m o re t h an 2 0

y ears .”). In as m

u ch as t h e as s ert i o n s co n t ai n ed i n Dav i s ’ s p o s t -ap p eal

, p os t § 1 7 -1 0 -1

(f) m o t io n s eek i n g s en t en ce m o d i fi cat i o n d id n o t rai s e a co l orab l e cl ai m t h at t h e

s en t en ces i m

po s ed were v o i d

, th e t ri al co urt l ack ed ju ri s d ict i o n t o v acat e or m o d i fy

h i s s en t en ces

. vo n Th o m a s v. S t a t e , 2 9 3 Ga. at 5 7 5 (3 ).

Fo r t h e sam e reas o ns

, Dav i s i s n o t en t i t l ed t o a d i rect ap p eal fro m t h e t ri al

co u rt ’ s o rd er d i s m i s s i ng h i s m o t i o n

. vo n Th o ma s v. S t a t e

, 29 3 Ga. at 5 7 5 (3 ); Jo n es

v. S ta t e

, 2 7 8 Ga. at 6 7 0 ; Ro o n ey v. S t a t e

, 3 18 G a. A pp

. 3 8 5, 3 86 (7 3 4 SE2 d 1 0 4 )

(2 0 1 2); R eyn o l d

s v. S t a t e

, 2 7 2 Ga. A p p

. 9 1, 95 (3 ) (6 1 1 SE2 d 7 5 0 ) (2 0 0 5 ). In

p art i cu l ar, ru l i ng s o n p lead i n gs as s ert i n g erro n eo u s p ro ced ure o r u nfai r t reat m en t are

n o t s u b j ect t o d i rect ap p eal b ecau s e t h ey are n o t ru l i n g s o n wh et h er t h e s e n t en ce i s

v o i d

. Jo n es v. S t a te

, 2 7 8 Ga. at 6 7 0

. Acco rd i ng l y

, th i s ap p eal i s DISM ISSED fo r l ack

o f ju ri s d ict i o n

.C o u r t o f A p p e a l s o f t h e S t a t e o

f G e o r g ia

C le r k ’ s O f f i c e

, A t la n t a

,

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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

.

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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

.

, C l e r k

. 04/21/2016