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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 :

A1 9 A2 04 9 . DAVI D L. HARPER v . THE STATE.

A ju ry co n v ict ed Dav id L. Harp er o f t w o co un t s of cri m i n al t res p as s

. Th e

Su p rem e Co u rt affi rm ed Harp er’ s co n v i c t i o n s , S t a t e v. Ha r p er , 3 0 3 Ga. 1 4 4 (8 1 0

SE2 d 4 8 4 ) (2 01 8), a n d w e i s s ued t h e rem i t t i t u r o n J u n e 2 9, 2 0 18 1

. See Cas e No

. A1 6 A 1 0 0 8

. On No v em

b er 8

, 2 0 1 8

, Harp er fi l ed a m o t io n t o v acat e v o i d sen t en ce,

arg u i n g t h at

, as a b ai l reco v ery ag en t

, h e co u l d n o t b e p r o s e c u t ed fo r cri m i n al

t res pas s

. Th e t ri al co u rt d en i ed t h e m o t i o n an d Harp er fi l ed t hi s d irect ap p eal

. W e,

h o wev er, l ack ju ri s di ct i o n.

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

, wh i ch ev er i s l at er. Fr a zi er v. St a t e , 3 0 2 Ga. Ap p

. 3 4 6

, 3 4 8 (6 9 1 SE2 d 2 4 7 ) (2 0 1 0 ).

On ce, as h e r e , t h i s s t at u t o ry p eri o d ex p i res , a t ri al co u rt m ay o n l y m o d i fy a v o id

s en t en ce. Id

. An d a d irect ap p eal m ay l i e fro m an o rd er d en y i n g a m o t i o n t o v acat e

o r co rrect a v o i d s en t en ce o n ly i f t h e d e f e n d a n t rai ses a co l orab 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 B u r g v. S t a te

, 2 9 7 Ga. Ap p

. 1 1 8

, 1 1 9 (6 7 6 SE2 d 4 6 5 )
(2 0 0 9). W h en a s en t en ce i s wi t h i n t h e s t at u to ry ran g e o f pu n i s h m en t

, i t i s no t 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 83 ) (2 0 0 4 ).

Here, Harp er d o es n ot arg u e t hat h i s s en t en ce fal l s o u t s i d e t h e p erm i s s i b l e

1 W e o ri g in al l y

v acat ed o n e o f Harp er’ s cri m in al t res pas s co n v i ct i o ns , s ee Ha r per v. St at e , 3 3 8 Ga. Ap p

. 5 3 5

, 5 3 8 -5 3 9 (2 ) (7 9 0 SE2 d 5 5 2 ) (2 01 6 ), b u t t h e Su p rem e Co u rt rev ers ed o u r ju d g m en t

, h o l d i n g t h at t h e ev i d en ce was su ffi ci en t to

s u p p ort a fi n d i n g o f g u i l t . See Ha rp er , 3 0 3 Ga. at 1 4 7

. July 15, 2019s t at u to ry ran g e, b u t i n s t ead arg ues t hat h i s en t ry was n o t s u b j e c t t o cri m i n al

p ro s ecu ti o n

. Th e Su p rem e Co u rt h as m ad e cl ear t h at a m o t i o n s eek in g to ch al l en g e

an al l eg ed l y i n v al i d o r v o i d j ud g m en t o f co n v i ct io n “ i s n o t on e o f t h e es t ab l i s h ed

p ro ced ures fo r ch al l en g in g th e v al id i t y o f a ju d g m en t i n a cri m i n al cas e” an d t h at an

ap p eal fro m t h e d en i al o f s u ch a m o t i o n i s s u b ject t o d i s m i s s al

. Ro b er t

s v. S ta t e , 2 8 6

Ga. 5 3 2 , 5 3 2 (6 90 SE2 d 1 5 0 ) (2 0 1 0 ). Th u s , Harp er i s n o t au t h ori zed t o co l l at eral l y

at t ack h is co nv i ct i o n i n t h i s m an n er. See i d.; Ha r per v. S ta t e , 2 8 6 G a. 2 1 6

, 2 1 8 (1 ),
(2 ) (6 8 6 SE2 d 7 86 ) (2 00 9 ); Ma t h er lee v. S t a te

, 3 0 3 Ga. Ap p. 7 6 5

, 7 6 6 ( 6 9 4 SE2 d

6 6 5 ) (2 0 1 0 ).

Acco rd i ng l y , t h i s ap p eal i s h ereb y DISM ISSED fo r l ack o f ju ri s d i ct i o n

.

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f t h e C o u r t o

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. 07/15/2019