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

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A1 8 A0 46 5 . SHEDRI CK ROSS v . THE STATE.

A ju ry fo un d Sh ed ri ck Ro s s g u i l t y of arm ed ro b b ery , a g g r a v at ed as s au l t

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p o s s e s s i o n o f a fi rearm d u ri n g t h e co m m i s s io n of a fel o n y , co n sp i racy to co m m i t

arm ed ro b b ery , an d p o s s es s i o n o f t o o ls fo r t h e co m m i ss i o n o f a cri m e, an d t h i s Co u rt

affi rm ed h i s co n v i ct i on s o n di rect ap p eal

. R o ss v. S t a t e , 2 81 Ga. Ap p

. 8 91 (6 3 7 SE2 d

4 9 1 ) (2 00 6 ). In 2 0 1 7

, Ro s s fi l ed an ex t rao rd i n ary m o t i o n fo r n ew t ri al

, as s ert i n g t h at

n ewl y d i s co vered ev i d en ce req u i red a n ew t ri al an d cl ai m i n g t h at h i s s en t en ce was

v o i d b e c au s e t h e St at e fai led t o p ro p erl y al l eg e an d p ro v e h i s p ri o r co nv i ct i o n s

. F o l l o w i ng a h eari n g , th e t ri al co u rt d en i ed Ro s s ’ s m o t i o n , an d h e fi l ed a no t i ce o f

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

. As an i n i t i al m a t t er, an o rd er d en y in g an ex t rao rd i n ary m ot i on fo r new t ri al

m u st b e ap p eal ed b y ap p l i cat i o n fo r d i s cret i o n ary ap p eal

. See OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (a) (7 );

Ba l kco m v. S t a t e , 2 2 7 Ga. Ap p

. 3 2 7

, 3 2 9 (4 8 9 SE2 d 1 29 ) (1 9 97 ). Ho wev er, a d i rect

ap p eal m ay li e fro m an o rd er d en y i n g o r d i s m i s s 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, b u t o n l y if t h e d efen d an t rai ses a co l o rab l e cl ai m th at t h e s en t en ce i s , i n fact

, v oi d

. See Ha r

per v. S t a t e , 2 8 6 Ga. 2 1 6

, 2 1 7 n

. 1 (6 8 6 SE2 d 7 8 6 ) (2 0 09 ); Bu r g

v. S t a te

, 2 9 7 Ga. Ap p

. 1 18

, 1 1 9 (6 7 6 SE2 d 4 6 5 ) (2 0 0 9 )

. “ M o t i o n s t o v acat e a v o id

s en t en ce g en eral l y are l i m it 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 ten ce an d

v al i d i t y o f t h e co nv i ct i o n fo r wh i ch t h e s en t en ce was i m po s ed

– t h e law d o es n ot

au t h o ri ze t h at s en t en ce, m os t ty p i cal l y b ecau s e i t ex ceed s th e m o s t s ev ere p u n i s h m en t

fo r wh i ch t h e ap p li cab l e p en al s t at u t e p ro vi des .” vo n Th o ma s v. S t a t e , 2 9 3 Ga. 5 6 9,

5 7 2 (2 ) (7 4 8 SE2 d 44 6 ) (2 0 1 3 ). Here, Ro s s d o es n o t arg u e t h at h i s s en ten ce ex ceed s

t h e m o s t s ev ere p u n i s h m en t al l owed

, b u t th at t he St at e fai l ed t o fo l l ow th e ap p ro p ri at e November 09, 2017p ro ced ure i n s eek in g reci d i vi s t p u n i s h m en t

. Bu t s u ch a cl ai m d o es n o t am o u n t t o a

cl ai m t h at t h e s u b s eq u en t reci d i v i st s en t en ce i s v o i d

. See i d

. at 5 7 2 -5 73 (2 ); acco rd

W a r d v. S t a t e , 2 9 9 Ga. Ap p . 6 3 , 6 4 -6 5 (6 8 2 SE2 d 1 2 8 ) (2 0 09 ).

Becau s e Ro s s fai l ed t o fi le an ap p l i cat i o n fo r d i s cret i on ary rev i ew, as req u i red

t o ap p eal t h e d en i al o f h i s ex t rao rd i n ary m o t i o n fo r n ew t ri al

, an d f a il ed to rai s e a

co l o rab l e v o i d -s en t en ce cl ai m , t h i s ap p eal i s h ereb y DISM ISSED.

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. 11/09/2017