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A p p ea ls

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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 9 A1 17 1 . J AVARI OUS DAVI S v . THE STATE.

In 2 0 0 9

, a ju ry co n v ict ed J av ari o us Dav i s o f p o ss es s i o n o f a fi rearm d u ri n g t h e

c o m m i s s io n o f a fel o n y an d fi v e co u n t s each o f arm ed ro b b ery an d ag g rav at ed

as s au l t

. Th e t ri al co u rt s en t en ced Dav i s t o fi ft een y ears t o s erv e i n co n fi nem en t fo r

t h e arm ed ro b b eri es an d fi v e y ears s u s pen ded fo r th e fi rearm co u n t

. Hi s co n v i ct i on s

were affi rm ed o n ap p eal

. Da vi s v. S ta t e

, 3 3 1 Ga. Ap p

. 5 85 (7 7 1 SE2 d 2 3 2 ) (2 0 1 5 ).

In 2 0 1 7

, Dav i s fi l ed a “ M o t i o n t o M o d i fy Vo i d Sen t en ce Bas ed o n Co urt ’ s

M i s ap p reh en s i o n o f Fact ,” a s s e r t i n g t h at th e t ri al co u rt ’ s o ral s en t en ce o f fi ft een s

y ears t o s erv e wi t h el i g i b i l i t y fo r p aro l e aft er t en y ears i s an i l l eg al an d v o id s en t en ce

b ecau s e a pers o n co n v i ct ed o f arm ed ro bb ery is n o t el i g i b l e fo r p a r o l e p urs u an t to

OCGA § 1 7 -1 0 -6 .1 (c) (4 ). Th e t ri al co u rt d en i ed t h e m o t i o n an d Dav i s fi l ed t h i s

d i rect ap p eal

.

Un d er OCGA § 1 7 -1 0 -1 (f )

, a c o 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 t i o n o r wi t h i n 1 2 0 d ay s aft er rem i t t i t u r fo l l o w i n g a di rect ap p eal

,

wh i ch ev er i s l at er. Fr a z ier 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 ere, t h is s tat u t o ry p eri o d ex p i res

, a t ri al co u rt m ay m o d i f y o n l y a v o id

s en t en ce. Id

. A s en t en ce i s v o i d i f t h e co u rt i m p o s es p un i s h m en t t h at t h e l aw d o es

n o t al lo w. Jo nes v. S t a te

, 2 78 Ga. 6 6 9

, 6 7 0 (6 0 4 SE2 d 4 8 3 ) (2 0 0 4 ). W hen a s en t en ce

fal l s 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

, i t i s n o t v o i d an d i s n o t s u b ject to

m o di fi cat i o n b ey o n d t he t i m e p ro v i ded in § 1 7 -1 0 -1 (f). See i d

. M oreo v er, a d i rect

ap p eal d o es no t li e fro m t h e d en i al of a m ot i on t o m o d i fy a s en ten ce fi l ed ou t s i d e t h e

s t at u to ry t i m e p eri o d u n l es s t h e m o ti o n rai ses a co l o rab l e cl ai m t h at th e s en t en ce i s

,

i n fact

, v oi d

. F

r a zi er , 3 0 2 G a. Ap p. at 3 4 8. February 06, 2019Pret erm it t i n g wh e t h e r t h e t ri al co u rt m ad e an i n co rrect s tat em en t at t h e

s en t en ci n g h eari n g , “ [a] n o ral d ecl arat i o n as t o wh at t h e s en ten ce sh al l b e i s n o t t h e

s en t en ce o f t h e co u rt ; t h e s en t en ce s i g n ed b y t he ju d g e i s .” Y o u n g v. S t a t e

, 3 2 8 Ga.

Ap p

. 9 1

, 9 2 (7 6 1 SE2 d 5 04 ) (2 01 4 ) (p u nct u at i o n om i t t ed ); s ee al s o Bel l v. S t a t e

, 2 9 4

Ga. 5, 8 -9 (2 ) (7 4 9 SE2 d 6 7 2 ) (2 0 1 3) (“ It i s th e s en t en ce si g n ed b y th e ju d g e, n o t h i s

o ral d ecl arat i o n

, t h at i s t h e s e n t en ce o f th e co u rt .”). Here, t h e wri tt en s en t en ce o f

fi ft een y ears i n co nfi nem en t fo r t h e arm ed ro b b eri es i s wi t h in t h e s t at u t ory ran g e o f

p u n i s h m en t

. OCGA § 16 -8 -4 1 (b ). Becau s e Dav i s ’s s en t en ce i s n ot v o i d

, t h e t ri al

co u rt ’ s d en i al o f h i s m o t i o n i s no t s u b ject to d i rect ap p eal

. Acco rd i n g l y

, t h i s ap p eal

i s h ereb y DISM ISSED.

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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

. 02/06/2019