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A1 7 A0 22 9 . ROBERT L. TW I GGS v

. THE STATE.

Fo l l owi n g a ju ry t ri al

, Ro b ert L. Twi g g s was fo u n d g u i l t y o f ag g rav at ed ch i ld

m o les t at i o n , ag g rav at ed s ex u al b at t ery , ch i l d m o l es t at i o n , r a p e , s t at u t o ry rap e, an d

i n ces t

. He was s en t en ced t o l i fe i m p ri s o n m en t as t o t h e ag g rav at ed ch il d m o l es t at i o n,

ag g rav at ed s ex u al b at t ery , an d rap e co u n t s , 2 0 y ears as t o t h e ch i l d m o l es t at i o n an d

s t at u to ry rap e co u n t s , an d 30 y ears as t o t h e i n ces t co u n t

. He was o rd ered t o s erv e 2 5

y ears i n p ri s o n a n d t h e rem ai n d er o f h i s s en t en ce o n pro b at io n

. Th e ju d g m en t

i n d i cat ed t h at h e was s en t en ced p u rs u an t t o OCGA § 1 7-1 0 -7 an d OCGA § 1 7 -1 0 -6 .1

. We affi rm ed t h e den i al of h i s m o t i o n fo r n ew t ri al o n ap p eal

. Twi g gs v. S t a t e , 3 1 5

Ga. Ap p . 1 9 1 (7 26 SE2 d 6 8 0 ) (2 0 1 2 ).

Su b s eq uen t l y , Twi g g s fi l ed a m o t i o n t o v acat e v oi d sen t en c e , cl ai m i n g t h at
(1 ) h e was im

p ro p erl y s en t en ced u n d er OCGA § 1 7 -1 0 -7 b ecau s e h e d i d n o t h av e an y

p ri o r fel o n y co n v i ct i o n s , an d (2 ) h e was i m pro p erl y s en t en ced u n d er O CGA § 1 7 -1 0

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6

. 1 ( b ) ( 2 ) b e c au se h is v i ct i m was ov er 1 4 y ears o ld at t h e t i m e o f t h e o ffen s e, an d

t h erefo re h i s m an d at o ry m i n i m u m s en t en ce s h o u l d h av e b een 1 0 y ears , n o t 2 5 y ears

. Th e t ri al co u rt d en i ed t h e m o t i o n , b u t am en d ed t h e ju d g m en t to refl ect t h at Twi gg s

was n o t s en t en ced p u rs u an t t o OCGA § 17 -1 0 -7

. T wi gg s h as fi l ed a d i rect ap p eal o f

t h e d en i al o f h is m o t i o n . W e l ack ju ri s d i ct i o n

. A d i rect ap p eal m ay l i e fro m an o rd er d en y i n g a m o t i on t o vacat e o r co rrect a

v o i d s en t en ce, b u t o n l y i f t he d efen d an t rai s es a co l o rab l e cl ai m th at t h e s en t en ce i s , i n fact

, vo i d. See Ha r

p er v. S t a t e , 2 8 6 Ga. 2 1 6, 2 1 7 n .1 (6 8 6 SE2 d 7 8 6 ) (2 0 0 9 ); Bu r g

v. S t a te

, 2 9 7 Ga. Ap p

. 11 8

, 1 19 (6 7 6 SE2 d 4 6 5 ) (2 0 0 9 ). A s en t en ce t h at fal l s wi t h in

t h e s t at u t ory ran g e o f p un i s h m en t i s n o t v oi d

. S p a r g o v. S t a t e , 3 3 2 Ga. Ap p

. 4 1 0

, 4 1 1 September 14, 2016(7 7 3 SE2 d 3 5 ) (2 0 1 5 ). Un d er OCGA § 1 7 -1 0 -6 .1 (b ) (1 ), a d efen d an t co n v i ct ed o f

k i d n ap p i ng i nv o l v i ng a v i ct i m wh o i s 1 4 y ears o f ag e o r o ld er face s a m a n d at o ry

m i n i m u m t erm o f i m

p ri s o n m en t o f 1 0 y ears

. Un d er O CGA § 1 7 -1 0-6 .1 (b ) ( 2 )

, a

d efen d an t co n vi ct ed o f k i d n ap p i n g i n v o l v i n g a v i ct i m wh o i s les s t h an 1 4 y ears o f ag e

faces a m an d at o ry m in im u m t erm o f i m

p ri s o n m en t of 2 5 y ears

. Un d er O CGA § 1 7

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1 0 -6

. 1 (b ) (2 ), a d efen d an t co n v i ct ed o f rap e, ag grav at ed ch i ld m o l e s t at i o n , o r

ag g rav at ed s ex u al bat t ery faces a m an d a t o r y m i n im u m term o f i m

p ri so n m en t o f 2 5

y ears , reg ard l es s o f t h e v i ct i m ’ s ag e.

Twi g g s h as n o t rai s ed a co l o rab l e cl ai m t hat h is s en t en ce i s v o id

. Fi rs t

, h e was

n o t co n v i ct ed o f k i d n ap p i n g , an d t h e ag e o f h i s v i ct i m h as no i m p a c t o n t h e

m an d at o ry m i n i m

u m s en t en ce fo r hi s o ffen s es o f rap e, ag g rav at ed ch i l d m o l es t at i o n,

an d ag g rav at ed s ex u al b at t ery

. Seco n d

, h i s sen t en ce d o es no t ex ceed t h e s t a t u t o ry

ran g e of p u n i s h m en t fo r an y o f h i s o ffen s es

. S ee OCGA §§ 1 6 -6 -1 (b ), 1 6 -6 -3 (b ),

1 6 -6 -4 (b ) (1 ), (d ) (1 ), 1 6 -6 -2 2 (b ), 1 6 -6 -2 2

. 2 (c), 1 7 -1 0 -6 .1 (b ) (2 ); see al s o S p a r g o ,

s u p ra at 4 1 1

. Acco rd i n g l y , Twi g g s ’ s ap p eal i s h ereb y DISM ISSED fo r l ack o f

ju ri s d i ct i o n

.

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. 09/14/2016