# 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, Decem b er 2 7 , 2 01 9

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 :

A2 0 A0 61 9 . MI CHAEL J ASON MCHAN v . THE STATE.

In Decem b er 2 0 15

, M ich ael Jas o n M cHan p l ead ed g u i l t y t o th ree co u n t s o f

ch i l d m o l es t at i o n

. A ft er h e was s en t en ced

, M cHan fi l ed a m o t io n t o co rrect a v o id

s en t en ce i n wh i ch h e arg u ed t h at t h e t ri al co u rt was req ui red t o i m p os e a s p l i t

s en t en ce fo r h i s co n v ict i o n s u n d er OCGA § 1 7 -1 0 -6 .2 (b ). Th e t ri al co u rt ag reed an d

i n Jan u ary 2 01 7 res en t en ced M cHan t o 2 0 y ears

, t o s erv e 1 9, o n Co u n t 1, 2 0 y ears o n

p ro b at i o n o n Co u n t 3

, to ru n co n cu rren t l y t o Co u n t 1

, an d 2 0 y ears on pro b at i o n o n

Co u n t 4

, t o ru n co n secu t i v el y to Co u n t s 1 an d 3

. M c H a n t h e n fi l ed an o t h er m o t i o n

t o vacat e v o i d s en t en ce, t h i s t i m e arg u i n g th at t h e s en t en ce was v o i d b ecau s e t h e t ri al

co u rt s en t en ced h i m t o a t erm o f i m p ri so n m en t ab o v e t h e fi v e-y ear m an d at o ry

m i n i m u m s et b y OCGA § 1 7 -1 0 -6 .2 (b ). T he t ri al co urt den i ed t he m o t i o n an d M cHan

f i l ed a di rect ap peal

. Th is Co u rt d i s m i s s ed t he ap peal co n cl u d i n g t h at b ecau s e

M cHan ’ s s en t en ce fel l wi t h i n t h e s t at u t o ry ran g e o f p u n i s h m en t

, h e d i d n o t rai s e a

co l o rab l e arg u m en t t h at h i s s en t en ce i s v o i d

. See Cas e No

. A1 8 A0 0 2 2 (d eci d ed

Sep tem b er 1 9 , 2 0 1 7).

In Ap ri l 2 01 9

, M cHan fi l ed a “ M o t io n t o Am en d Prev i ou s Cl ai m s ” i n wh i ch

h e ag ai n as s ert ed th at t h e t ri al co u rt fai l ed t o im p o s e a s p l it s en ten ce u n d er OCGA §

1 7 -1 0-6

. 2 (b ). Th e t ri al co u rt d en i ed t h e m o t i o n

, an d M cHan fi l ed a t i m el y n o 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

.

M cHan ’ s p res en t ap p eal i s an o t h er v o i d sen t en ce cl ai m t hat i s i d en t i cal t o t h e

cl ai m M cHan rai s ed p ri or t o h i s res en t en ci n g i n 2 0 1 7

. An d as we n o t ed i n h i s p ri o r

ap p eal

, M cHan ’ s 2 0 -y ear s en t en ce fal ls wi t h i n t h e s tat u t o ry ran g e o f p u n i s hm en t

. See

OCGA § 1 6-6 -4 (b ) (1 ) (s en ten ce fo r ch i l d m ol es t at i o n fo r a fi rs t-t i m e o ffen d er i s “ n otl es s th an fi v e n or m o re t h an 2 0 ye a r s ” )

. Th e s en t en ce i s al s o i n co m p l ian ce wi th

OCGA § 1 7 -1 0 -6 .2 (b ) (req u iri n g a s p l i t s en t en ce fo r p ers o n s co n v i ct ed o f a s ex u al

o ffen s e t h at i n cl ud es a p ro b at ed s en t en ce o f at l eas t o ne y ear).

Acco rd i ng l y , M cHan h as n o t rai s ed a co l o rab l e arg u m en t t h at h i s s en t en ce i s

v o i d

, an d t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s d en ial o f h i s m o t i o n i s no t s u b ject t o d i r e c t ap p eal

. See

Fr a zi er v. S t a t e

, 3 0 2 Ga. Ap p

. 3 4 6

, 3 4 8 (6 91 S E 2 d 2 4 7) (2 0 1 0 ). T hi s ap p eal i s

t h erefo re DISM ISSED.

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

, D e c e m b e r 2 7

, 2 0 1 9

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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

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.

, C l e r k

.