# 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 5 A2 28 4 . J AMES ALLEN COBB v . THE STATE.

In 2 0 1 0

, J am es Co b b pl ed g u il t y t o bu rg lary an d t h e f t b y t ak i n g , an d h e was

s en t en ced as a reci d i v i st to fi ft een y ears , t o s erv e ten

. In 2 0 1 4

, Co b b fi led a m o t i o n

t o co rrect h i s sen t en ce. T h e t ri al co u rt d en i ed t h e m o ti o n , an d Co b b fi l ed t hi s d i rect

ap p eal . W e l ack ju ri s d i ct i o n

. U n d e r O C G A § 1 7

- 1 0

- 1 (f), a co u rt m ay m o d i fy a s en t en ce d u r i n g t h e ye a r

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 i t t i t u r fo l l o w i 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 47 -3 4 8 (6 9 1 S E 2 d 2 4 7 )

(2 0 1 0); Bu r

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

. 1 1 8

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

. On c e t h i s

s t at u to ry p eri o d ex p ires

, as i t h a d w h en Co b b fi l ed hi s m o t i o n , a t ri al co u rt m ay

m o di 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 t at e , 2 7 8 Ga. 66 9

, 67 0 (6 0 4 SE2 d 4 8 3 )

(2 0 0 4).

A d i rect ap p eal m ay l i e fro m t h e d en i al o f a m o t i on t o co rrect a v o i d s en t en ce

o n l y i f t h e d efen d an t rai ses a co l o rab l e cl ai m t h at t h e s en t en ce i s v o i d

. See Bu rg v.

S t 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 09 ). A sen t en ce i s v o i d o n l y wh en

t h e t ri al co u rt i m

p o ses a pu n i s hm en t t h at t h e l aw d oes n ot al l o w; as s ert i o n s t ak i n g

i s su e wi t h t h e p ro ce d u re em p l o y ed i n i m

p o s i n g t h e s en t en ce d o n o t co n s t i t u t e

co l o rab l e v o id s en t en ce cl ai m s

. See Co lema n v. S t a te

, 3 0 5 Ga. Ap p

. 6 8 0 (7 0 0 SE2 d

6 6 8 ) ( 20 1 0 ). H ere, Co bb d o es n o t al leg e an y co l o rab l e v o i d s en ten ce cl ai m

. He

cl ai m s t he t ri al co u rt erred i n s e n t en ci n g h i m b ecau s e h e was n o t p ro v i d ed p ro p er

n o ti ce of t h e s t at e’ s in ten t t o p ro s ecu t e h i m as a reci d i v i s t

, as req u i r e d b y O C G A §

1 7 -1 0-2 (a). “ OCGA § 1 7 -1 0-2 (a) i s n o t ap p l i cab le t o s en t en ces i m p o s ed p u rs u an t

t o a heari n g o n a g u i l t y p l ea.” Bu r r u ss v. S ta t e , 2 42 Ga. Ap p

. 2 4 1

, 2 4 3 (2 ) (5 2 9 SE2 d August 10, 20153 7 5 ) (2 0 0 0 ). T h u s , Co b b h as n o t rai s ed a v al id v oi d s en t en ce cl ai m , as hi s s en t en ce

d o es n o t i m

p o s e p u n i s h m en t t h at t h e l aw d oes n ot al lo w. Acco rd i n g ly

, t h i 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

.

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 t i f y th 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 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

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, C l e r k

. 08/10/2015