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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 8 A0 43 5 . I SAAC BEASLEY v . THE STATE.

In 2 0 1 2

, a j u ry fo u n d Is aac Beas l ey gu i l t y o f rap e, ag grav at ed s o d o m y , k i d n ap p i ng wi t h b o d il y in ju ry , an d ag g rav at ed as s au l t. Each of t h e cri m es occu rred

i n 19 9 9

. Th e t ri al co u rt i m p o s ed a t wen t y -y ear p r i s o n s e n t en ce fo r t h e rap e

co n vi ct i o n , a co n s ecu t i v e t en -y ear p ri so n s en ten ce fo r t h e ag g rav a t ed s o d o m y

co n vi ct i o n , a co n cu rren t s en t en ce o f l i fe i n p ri s o n fo r th e k id nap p i n g co n v i ct i o n , an d

a co n cu rren t t en -y ear p ri s o n s en t en ce fo r t he ag grav at ed as s au l t c on v i ct i o n

. Th i s

Co u rt affi rm ed t h e d en ial of Beas ley ’ s m ot i o n fo r a n ew tri al fo l l o w i ng h i s ju d g m en t

o f co n v i ct i on i n an u n p u b li s h ed d eci s i o n i n 2 0 1 5

, an d o ur rem i t t i t u r i ss u ed lat er t h at

y ear. Bea s l ey v. S t a t e , No . A1 4 A1 5 2 2 (M ar. 1 6 , 2 01 5 ).

In Feb ru ary 2 0 1 7, Beas l ey fi l ed a m o t i o n t o co rrect a v o id s en ten ce, in wh i ch

h e arg u ed

, wi t h o u t el ab o rat i on , t h at th e t ri al co u rt i m p o sed p u n is h m en t t h at t h e l aw

d o es no t al l o w

. Th e t ri al co u rt d en i ed Beas l ey ’ s m o t i o n o n Au g u s t 2 , 2 0 17 , an d h e

fi led a n o t i ce o f ap p eal o n Sep t em b er 1 3

, 2 0 17

. W e lack ju ri s di ct i o n fo r t wo reas o n s

. Fi rs t

, a n ot ice o f ap p e a l m u s t b e fi l ed wi t h i n 3 0 d ay s o f en t ry o f t h e o rd er

s o u g ht t o b e ap p eal ed

. O CGA § 5 -6 -3 8 (a). Th e p ro per an d t im el y fi li n g o f a n o t i ce

o f ap p eal i s an ab s o l u t e req u i rem en t t o co n fer ju ri s d ict i o n o n t h i s Co u rt

. R o wl a n d v.

S t a t e , 2 6 4 Ga. 8 72

, 8 7 2 (1 ) (4 5 2 SE2 d 7 5 6 ) (1 9 9 5 ). Becau s e Beas l ey fi l ed hi s n o t i ce

o f ap p eal 4 2 d ay s aft er en try o f t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s o rd er, h i s ap p eal i s u n t i m el y

. Seco n d

, a d i rect ap p eal m ay li e fro m an o r d e r d e n yi ng a m o t io n t o v acat e o r

co rrect a v o i d s en t en ce o n ly i f t h e d efen dan t rai ses a co l o rab l e cl ai m t h at t h e s en t en ce November 13, 2017i s , i n fact

, v o i d

. 1 See Ha r p er v. S t a t e , 2 8 6 G a. 2 16

, 2 1 7

, n

. 1 (6 8 6 SE2 d 7 8 6 ) (2 0 0 9 );

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 ti o n s t o v acat e a

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

– ev en as su m i n g t h e ex i s t en ce an d

v al i d i t y of t h e co n v i ct i o n fo r wh i ch t h e s en t en ce was i m p o sed

– t h e law d o es n ot

au t h o ri ze t h at s en t en ce, m os t ty p i call y b ecau s e i t ex ceed s th e m os t s ev ere p u n i s h m en t

fo r wh i ch t he 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 t a t e , 2 9 3 Ga. 5 6 9,

5 7 2 (2 ) (7 4 8 S E2 d 4 4 6) (2 0 13 ). W h en a s en t en ce i s wi t h i n t h e s t at u t ory ran g e o f

p u n i s h m en t

, it i s n o t v o i d

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

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

Here, each o f Beas l ey ’ s s en t en ces i s wi t h i n t h e s tat u to ry ran g e o f p u n i s h m en t

. See OCGA §§ 1 6 -6 -1 (b ); 1 6 -6 -2 (b ) (1 99 9 ) (rap e an d ag g rav at ed so d o m y m ay b e

p u n i s h ed b y pri so n s en t en ces o f t en t o twen t y y ears ); O CGA § 1 6 -5 -4 0 (b ) (1 9 9 9 )

(k i d n ap p i n g wi t h b od i l y i n ju ry m ay b e p u n i s h ed b y l i fe im pri s o n m en t ); OCGA § 1 6

-

5 -2 1 (b ) (1 9 9 9 ) (ag grav at ed as s au l t m ay b e p u n i s h ed b y a p ri s o n s en t en ce o f o n e to

t wen t y y ears ); s ee al so S

ea r cy v. S t at e , 1 6 2 G a

. A p p

. 6 9 5

, 6 9 8 (2 ) (2 9 1 SE2 d 5 5 7 )

(1 9 8 2) (t h i s Co u rt ap p l i es t h e s en t en ci n g l aw i n eff e c t a t t h e t i m e t h e cri m e was

co m m i t t ed ). Becau s e Beas l e y h as n o t rai s ed a v al i d v oi d -s en ten ce cl ai m , we l ack

ju ri s d i ct i o n t o co n s id er t h i s ap peal . See Ha r p er , 2 8 6 Ga. at 2 1 8 (2 ).

Fo r each o f t h e ab o v e reas o n s , t h i s ap p eal i s h ereb y DISM ISSED f o r l ack o f

ju ri s d i ct i o n

.

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f G e o r g ia

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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 th 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

.

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.

1 Un d er OCGA § 1 7-1 0-1 (f), a co u rt m ay m o d i f y a sen 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 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 a zi er 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 r e s , a t ri al co u rt m ay m o d i fy o n l y a v o id

s en t en ce. Id

. 11/13/2017