# 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,_

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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 :

A1 6 A1 43 1 . AMOS SANDERS v . THE STATE.

In 2 0 0 2

, Am o s San ders en t ered g u il t y p l eas i n t wo cas es

. In cas e 0 2 -CR-0 2 7 2,

h e p l ed g u i l t y t o o n e co u n t o f arm ed ro bb ery an d o n e co u n t o f p o s s es s io n o f a fi rearm

d u ri n g t h e co m

m i s s i on o f a cri m e, fo r wh i ch h e was s en t en ced t o t wen t y y ears p l u s

f i v e y ears to ru n co n secu t i v el y

. In cas e 0 2 -CR-0 2 7 4

, San d ers pl ed g u il t y t o t h r e e

co u nt s o f arm ed ro b bery an d on e co u n t o f p o s s es s i o n of a fi rearm d u ri n g co m m i s s i o n

o f a cri m e, fo r wh i ch h e was s en t en ced t o t wen t y y ears fo r each of t h e th ree arm ed

ro b b ery co u n t s t o ru n co n s ecu ti v el y p l u s fi v e y ears t o ru n co n s ecu ti v el y t o t h e o t h er

t h ree s en t en ces

. Th e t ri al co urt i n d i cat ed th at t h e sen t en ces fro m 0 2 -CR-0 2 7 2 an d 0 2

-

CR-0 2 7 4 s h o u l d ru n co n cu rren t ly

. San d ers s u b s e q u e n t l y fi led a “ M o t i o n t h at

Sen ten ce Refl ect t h e Tru t h

, ” i n wh i ch h e as k ed t h e t ri al co urt t o res en t en ce h i m in

acco rd an ce wi t h t h e p l ea ag reem en t

. 1 T h e tri al co u rt den i ed t he m o t i o n, n o t i n g t h at

i t fo l l o wed th e ag reem en t bet ween t h e St at e an d San ders

. San d ers t h en fi l ed t h i s

ap p eal

.

Un d er OCGA § 1 7 -1 0 -1 (f), a co u rt m ay co rrect o r red uce a sen t en ce d u ri n g

t h e y ear aft er i t s i m

p o s i t i o n o r wi t h i n 1 20 d ay s aft er rem i t t i t u r fo l l o wi n g a d i rect

ap p eal

, wh i ch ev er i s l at er. See Fr a z i er v. S t a t e

, 3 0 2 Ga. Ap p. 3 4 6

, 3 4 7

- 3 4 8 (6 9 1

SE2 d 2 4 7 ) (2 01 0); Bu r

g v. S t a t e

, 2 9 7 Ga. Ap p

. 1 18

, 1 1 8 ( 6 7 6 S E 2 d 46 5 ) (2 0 0 9 ).

On ce t h is st at 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 fy a s en t e n c e o n l y i f i t i s

1 San d ers co n t en d s t h at i t was ag reed t h at al l arm ed ro b b ery co n v i ct i o n s wo u ld

ru n co n cu rren t l y

. Th i s co n t en t i o n i s bel i ed b y t h e tran s cri p t fro m t h e g u i l t y p l ea

h eari n g

. April 20, 2016v o i d

. See Jo n e s v

. S t a t e

, 2 7 8 Ga. 6 6 9

, 6 7 0 (6 04 SE2 d 48 3 ) (2 0 0 4). A s en t en ce i s

v o i d i f t h e co u rt i m

p os es p u n is h m en t t h at t h e l aw d o es n ot al l ow. Id

. Th erefo re, in

o rd er t o s u p p o rt a m o t i o n fo r s en t en ce m o d i fi cat io n fi l ed ou t s id e th e s t at u t o ry t i m e

p eri o d o f OCGA § 1 7- 1 0

- 1 ( f )

, a d efen d an t m

u s t d em o n s t rat e t h at th e s en t en ce

i m p o s es p u n i sh m en t n o t al l owed b y l aw. See F ra z i er

, s up ra. Fu rt h er, a d irect ap p eal

d o es n o t l i e fro m t h e d en i al o f an u n t i m el y m o ti o n s eek i n g t o m o d i f y a s e n t e nce

u n l es s t he m o t i o n rai s es a c o l orab l e cl ai m t h at t h e s en t en ce i s, in fact

, v o i d

. See

Reyn o l ds v. S t a t e , 2 7 2 Ga. Ap p. 9 1 , 9 5 (3 ) (6 1 1 SE2 d 7 5 0 ) (2 0 0 5).

San d ers ’ s m o t i o n req u es t i n g m o d i fi cat i o n was n o t t i m el y un d er OCGA § 1 7

-

1 0 -1 (f). No r d o es he al l eg e t h at h i s s en t en ce i s v o id ; rat h er, h e cl ai m s t hat i t d i d n ot

accu rat el y

refl ect h i s p lea ag reem en t

. Co n s eq u en tl y

, San d ers h as n ot rai s ed a v al id

v o i d s en t en c e arg um en t

, an d t h i s ap p eal i s t herefo re DIS MIS SED fo r l ack o f

ju ri s d i ct i o n

.

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

,

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I c e r ti f y t h a t t h e a b o v e i s 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

. 04/20/2016