THI RD DI VI SI ON

ELLI NGTON, P. J.

, A NDREWS and RI CKM A N, JJ.

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# I n th e Co u r t o f

A p p eals o f

G eo r g ia

A1 7 A2 06 8 . CONW ELL v . THE STATE.

A N D R E W S , J u d g e.

Th e ap p el l an t

, L o u d o n Co n wel l

, w as c o n v i ct ed of ag g rav at ed as s au l t wi th

i n t en t t o rap e, two co u nt s o f fal s e i m pri s o nm en t

, an d rap e. Th e t ri al co u r t fo u n d

Co n wel l was a reci di v i s t an d s en t en ced h i m t o l i fe i m pri s o n m en t o n t h e rap e co u n t ;

2 0 y ears t o s erv e o n t he ag grav at ed as s au l t c o u n t

, co n secu t i v e t o t h e l ife s en t en ce;

an d 10 y ears t o s erv e o n each fal s e i m p ri s o n m en t co un t

, co n s ecu t i v e t o each o t h er b ut

co n cu rren t wi t h t h e s en t en ce fo r t h e ag g rav at ed as s au l t

.

In an u n p ub l i s h ed o p i n i o n , t h i s Co urt affi rm ed t h o s e co n v i ct i o n s

. Co n wel l v.

S t a t e , (3 2 7 Ga. Ap p

. XXVI (J ul y 3

, 2 0 1 4 ) (u n p u b l i s h ed )). On Decem b er 1 3

, 2 0 1 6,

Co n wel l fi led a m ot i o n t o v acat e an i l l eg al s en t en ce, wh ich t h e tri al co u rt d en i ed o n

M arch 2 9 , 2 0 1 7 . Th i s ap p eal fo l l owed

.1

. Rel y i n g u p o n OCGA 1 7 -1 0-7 (d ), Co n w el l co n t en d s t h e t ri al co u rt erred in

s en t en ci n g h i m as a r e c i d i v i s t b ecau se t w o o f h i s th ree pred i cat e co n v i ct i o n s fo r

reci di v i s t t reat m en t

, al th o u g h b as ed o n d i fferen t i n d ict m en t s, were o b t ai n ed b y g ui l t y

p l eas en t ered o n t h e s a m e d ay an d t h u s s ho u l d h av e b een co n s i d ered as o n l y o n e

co n vi ct i o n

. H o wev er, al l t h ree co n v i ct i o n s were b as ed o n cri m es co m m i t t ed at

d i fferen t t i m es , i n d i c t e d sep arat el y , an d s en ten ced on s ep arat e o rd ers

. “ W h ere a

d efen d an t is ch ar g e d f

o r s ep arat e cri m es , ari s i n g o u t o f s ep arat e i n ci d en t s , an d i s

s en t en ced fo r each cri m e in a s ep arat e o rd er, t h os e o f f en s es are n o t co n s i d ered

‘ co n s o l i dat ed ’ u n der OCGA § 1 7 -1 0 -7 (d ).” (ci t at i on o m it t ed .) Beco a t s v. S ta t e , 3 1 8

Ga. Ap p

. 2 6 2, 2 6 4 (2 ) (7 3 3 SE2 d 7 9 5 ) (2 01 2 ). Th e t ri al co urt p ro p erl y d et erm i n ed

Co n wel l ’ s reci d iv i s t s t at u s

.

2

. Co n wel l co n t en d s hi s s en t en ce o f 2 0 y ears to serv e fo r t h e ag grav at ed as s au l t

co n vi ct i o n was i ll eg al b ecau se OCGA § 1 7 -1 0 -6 .2 ( b ) r e q u i res a s p l i t s en t en ce

i n cl u d i n g at l eas t o n e y ear o f p ro bat i o n fo r s u ch a s e x u al offen s e. W e ag ree. As

Co n wel l was p ro p erl y d et erm i n ed t o b e a reci di vi s t an d as ag g rav at ed as s au l t wi th

i n t e n t to rap e i s o n e of t he s ex u al o ffen s es sp eci fi ed i n OCGA § 1 7 -1 0 -6 .2 ( b )

, t h e

t o t al sen t en ce p erm i s si b le fo r t he ag grav at ed as s au l t co n v i ct i o n was s t i l l 2 0 y ears , b ut

u n d er t he t erm s o f t h e s t at u t e at l e a s t o n e ye a r o f t h at s en t en ce sh o ul d h av e b een

2p ro b at ed

. See St at e v. Ri g g s

, 3 0 1 Ga. 6 3

, 74 (7 9 9 SE2 d 7 7 0 ) (2 0 1 7 ) ; W at ki n s v. S t a t e ,

3 3 6 Ga. Ap p

. 14 5

, 1 5 2 (5 ) (7 8 4 SE2 d 1 1 ) (2 0 16 ). Fo r t h at reas on , th i s cas e m u s t b e

rem an ded fo r res en t en ci n g Co n wel l on t h e a g g r a v a ted as s au l t co nv i ct i o n in

acco rd an ce wi t h t he s p l i t s en ten ce req u i rem en t o f OCGA § 1 7 -1 0 -6 .2 (b ).

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. Co n w e l l ’s rem ai n i n g en u m erat i o n s o f erro r are n ot p ro p erl y rai s ed i n a

m o ti o n t o co rrect an i l l eg al s en t en ce. Sp eci fi cal l y , rel y i n g up o n OCGA § 1 6 -1 -7 (a),

Co n wel l co n t en ds h e was i l l eg al l y co n v i ct ed an d s en t en ced fo r m u l t i p l e cri m es t h at

s h o u ld h a v e b e e n m erg ed ; an d h e co n t en ds h i s rap e co n v ict i o n was il l eg al b ecau s e

o f al l eg ed co n s t i t u t io n al d efect s wi t h t h e rap e s t at u t e. Th o s e en u m erat i o n s o f erro r,

wh i ch ch al l en ge th e v al i d i t y o f h i s co nvi ct io n s , are n o t t he p ro p er s ub ject s o f a

m o ti o n t o co rrect an i l l eg al s en t e n c e a n d m u s t b e d i s m i s sed

. W

i l l i a ms v. St a t e , 2 8 7

Ga. 1 92

, 19 4 (6 9 5 SE2 d 2 4 4 ) (2 0 1 0 ). See al so , Na z a r i o v. St a t e , 2 9 3 Ga. 4 8 0, 4 8 8 (2 )

(d ) (2 01 3 ).

Ju d g m e n t a f f i r med i n p a r t an d va ca t ed i n p a r t

, a n d ca s e r ema nd

ed f o r

r es en t en ci ng . El l i n gt o n , P. J., a n d Ri ckma n

, J., co n cu r

.

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