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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 8 A1 38 3 . W I LLI AM CHAPMAN v . THE STATE.

In 2 0 0 8

, a ju ry fo u n d Wi l l i a m Ch ap m an g u i l t y of at t em p t ed b u rg l ary an d

at t em p t ed rap e, an d h i s co n vi ct i o n s w ere affi rm ed o n ap peal

. 1 See Ch ap ma n v. S t a t e , 3 1 8 Ga. Ap p

. 5 1 4 (7 3 3 SE2 d 8 4 8 ) (2 0 1 2 ). In 2 0 1 6

, Ch ap m an m o v ed t o v acat e h i s

s en t en ce, arg u i n g t h at t h e St at e’ s fai l u re t o p ro v id e n o t i ce o f i t s in t en t t o s eek

reci di v i s t p u n i s h m en t ren d ered i t v o i d

. Th e t ri al co u rt d en i ed t h e m ot i o n , an d

Ch ap m an ap p eal s t h i s ru l i n g

. Un d er OCGA § 1 7 -1 0 -1 (f), a co u rt m ay m o d ify a s en t en ce d u r i n g t h e y ear

a f t e r i t s i m p o s i ti o n o r wi t h i n 1 2 0 d ay s aft er rem it t i t u r fo l lo wi n g a di rect ap p eal

, wh i ch ev er i s l at er. Fr az i er v. S t a t e , 3 0 2 Ga. Ap p

. 3 4 6

, 3 4 7 -3 4 8 (6 91 SE2 d 2 4 7 )

(2 0 1 0); Bu r

g v. S ta t e , 2 9 7 G a. Ap p

. 1 1 8

, 11 8 (6 7 6 SE2 d 4 6 5 ) ( 2 0 0 9 )

. On ce t h i s

s t at u to ry p eri o d ex pi res , as i t h ad h ere wh en Ch ap m an fi l ed h i s m ot io n , a t ri al co u rt

m ay m o d i fy a s en t en ce o n l y i f i t i s v o i d

. Jo n es v. S ta t e , 2 7 8 Ga. 6 6 9

, 6 70 (6 0 4 SE2 d

4 8 3 ) (2 0 0 4 ). “ Mo t i o ns t o v acat e a v o i d s en t en ce gen eral l y are li m i t 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 t en ce an d v al i d i t y o f t he co nv i 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 do es n o t au t h o ri ze t h at s en t e n ce, m o s t t y p i cal ly b ecau s e i t

ex ceed s t h e m o s t s ev ere p u n i sh m en t fo r wh i ch t h e ap p l i 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. S ta te

, 29 3 Ga. 5 6 9

, 5 7 2 (2 ) (7 4 8 SE 2 d 4 4 6 ) ( 2 0 1 3 ). Th u s , wh en a

s en t en ce i s wi t h i n t h e s t at ut o ry ran g e o f pu n i s h m en t

, i t i s no t v o i d

. Jo n es , 2 7 8 Ga. at

6 7 0

.

1 Ch ap m an w as s en t en ced as a reci di vi s t t o t en y ears fo r at t em p t ed b u rg l ary an d

t en y ears fo r at t em

p t ed rap e, t o ru n co n s ecu t i v el y

. March 22, 2018Here, Ch ap m an d o es n o t arg u e t h at h is s en t en ce fal l s o u t s i d e t h e p erm i s s i b l e

s t at u to ry ran g e; rat h er, h e co n t en d s t h at t h e St at e fai l ed t o fo l lo w t h e ap p ro p ri at e

p ro ced ure i n s eek in g reci d i v i s t p u n i sh m en t

. Bu t t h e St at e’ s fai l u re t o p ro v i d e p ro p er

n o t i ce o f i n t en t t o seek reci d i v i s t p u n i s h m en t d oes n o t ren d er th e s u b s eq u en t s en t en ce

v o i d. See W

a r d v. St at e , 29 9 Ga. Ap p

. 6 3

, 6 4 -6 5 (6 8 2 SE2 d 1 2 8 ) (2 0 0 9). B e c a u s e

Ch ap m an h a s n o t r a i s ed a v al i d v oi d -s en t en ce cl ai m , t h is ap p eal i s h ereb y

DISM ISSED.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I c e r ti fy t h a t t h e a b o v e i s a t r 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 t n e s s m y s i g n a t u r e a n d th e s e a l o

f s a i d c o u r t

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, C l e r k

. 03/22/2018