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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 A0 82 8 . STACY B. BOHANNON v . THE STATE.

On Au gu s t 4

, 2 0 1 6, St acy B. Bo h an n o n en t ered a g u il t y p l ea t o h o m e i n v as i o n

an d ki d n ap p i ng

. 1 In Sep tem b er 2 0 1 8

, Bo h an n o n fi l ed a m o ti o n t o red u ce/ m o d i fy h i s

s en t en ce, arg u i n g t h at h e recei v ed i neffect i v e as s i s t an ce, t h at h i s s en t en ce was u n fai r,

an d t h at h e s h o ul d h av e b een ch arg ed wi t h fa l s e i m p ri s o n m en t rat her t h an

k i d n ap p i ng

. Th e tri al co urt d en i ed t h e m o t io n , an d B o h a n n o n fi l ed t h is ap p eal

. W e

l ack ju ri s d i ct i o n

. Un d er OCGA § 1 7 -1 0 -1 (f), a s en t en ci n g co u r t h a s t h e au t h o ri t y t o m o d i fy a

s en t en ce wi t hi n o n e y ear o f t h e d at e u p o n wh i ch t h e s en ten ce i s i m p o s ed

, o r wi t h in

1 2 0 d ay s aft er recei p t o f t h e rem i t t i t u r u p o n affi rm an ce o f t he ju d gm en t aft er d i rect

ap p eal

, wh i ch ev er i s l at er. Bey o n d t h i s t i m e, a s en t en ci ng co u rt m ay o nl y m o d i fy a

s en t en ce t h a t i s v o i d

. See Jo n es v. S t a t e , 2 7 8 G a. 6 6 9

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

A d i rect ap p eal m ay l i e fro m an o rd er d en y i ng a m o t i o n t o v a c a t e a v o i d s en t en ce

wh ere t h e defen dan t rai s es a co l o rab 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

Fr a zi er v. S t a t e , 3 0 2 Ga. Ap p. 3 4 6

, 3 4 8 (6 9 1 SE2 d 24 7 ) (2 0 1 0 ); Bu r g v. St a t e , 2 9 7

Ga. Ap p

. 1 1 8

, 1 1 9 (6 7 6 SE2 d 4 6 5 ) (2 0 0 9 ). “ M o t i o n s t o vacat e a vo i d se n t en ce

g en eral l y are l i m i t ed t o cl ai m s t h at

– ev en as s u m in g t h e ex is t en ce an d v al i di t y o f t h e

co n vi ct i o n fo r wh i ch t h e s en t en ce was im po s ed

– t h e l aw d o es n o t au t ho ri ze t h at

s en t en ce, m o s t t y

p i cal l y b ecau s e i t ex ceed s t he m o s t sev ere p u n i s h m en t fo r wh i ch t h e

1 A co u n t fo r arm ed r o b b e r y was m erg ed i n to th e h o m e i n v as i o n co n v i ct i o n,

an d t h e St at e en t ered an o rd er o f n o l l e pro s eq u i wi t h res p ect to a co u n t fo r p o s s es s i o n

o f a fi rearm

b y a co n vi ct ed fel o n

. December 20, 2018ap p li cab l e p en al s t at u t e p ro v i d es .” vo n Th o ma s v. St at e , 2 9 3 Ga. 5 69

, 5 7 2 (2 ) (7 4 8

SE2 d 4 4 6) (2 0 1 3). W hen a s en t en ce is wi t h i n t h e s tat u to ry ran g e o f p u n is h m en t , i t

i s n o t v o i d

. Jo n es , s up ra at 6 7 0

. Here, Bo h an n o n d o es n o t as s ert t h at h i s s e n t en ce was v o i d

. A l t h o u g h

Bo h an n on co n t en d s h e recei v ed i n effect i ve as s is t an ce an d t h at h i s s en t en c e was

u n fai r, t h es e d o n ot co n s t it u t e v al i d v o id s en t en ce cl ai m s

. See Jo n es , s u pra at 6 7 0;

Jo r d an v

. S t a t e , 2 5 3 Ga. Ap p

. 5 1 0

, 5 1 1 (1 ) (5 5 9 SE2 d 5 28 ) (2 0 02 ) (al l eg at i o n o f

ine f f e c ti v e as s i s t an ce o f co u n sel was n o t co l orab l e v o i d s en t e nc e c la im )

. A c c or dingly

, we l ack ju ri s d i ct i on t o co n s i d er t h i s ap peal , wh i ch i s h ereb y DISM ISSED.

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f G e o r g ia

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, A t la n t a
,

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I c e r ti fy t h a t t h e a b o v e is a tr u e e x t r a c t f r o m

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

. W i tn e s s m y s i g n a t u r e a n d t h e s e a l o

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

. 12/20/2018