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, Pay t on fi l ed a “ m o t i o n t o co rrect vo i d an d i l l eg al s en t en ce,” al l eg i n g

t h at h i s arres t warran t affi d av i t was d ef i c i e n t. Th e t ri al co u rt d en i ed t h e m o t i o n o n

Au g u s t 2 7

, 2 01 9

. O n O ct ob er 2 5, 2 0 1 9

, Pay to n fi l ed t h i s ap p l icat i o n fo r d i s cret i o n ary

rev i ew o f t h e t ri al co urt ’ s o rd er. W e l ack ju ri sd i ct i o n fo r t wo reas o ns

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, Pay t o n’ s ap p l i cat i o n i s u n t i m e ly

. T o be tim e l y , a disc r e tionary ap p l i cat i o n

m u st b e fi l ed wi t h i n 3 0 d ay s o f en t ry o f th e o rd er t o b e ap p eal ed

. OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (d );

Hi l l v. S t a t e , 2 04 Ga. Ap p

. 5 8 2

, 5 8 3 (4 2 0 SE2 d 39 3 ) (1 9 92 ). Th i s s t at u t o ry d ead l i n e

i s ju ri sd i ct i o n al

, an d we can n o t ac c e p t an ap p li cat i o n fo r ap p eal n o t m ad e in

co m p l ian ce t h erewi t h

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yl e v. S t a te

, 1 9 0 Ga. Ap p

. 7 3 4

, 7 34 (3 8 0 SE2 d 5 7 ) (1 9 8 9 ).

Pay t o n fi l ed t h i s ap p l i cat i o n 5 9 d ay s aft er en t ry o f t h e o rd er h e seek s t o ap peal

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ap p li cat io n i s t h erefo re u n t i m el y

. Seco n d

, an ap p eal m ay l i e f r o m a n ord er d en y i n g o r d i s m i s s i n g a m o t i o n to

co rrect a v o i d sen ten ce i f t h e d efen d an t rai s es a co l orab l e cl ai m t h at th e s en t en ce i s , i n fact

, v o i d

, b u t P a yt o n has n o t rai s ed su ch a cl ai m

. See Ha r p er v. St a t e , 2 8 6 Ga.

2 1 6

, 2 17 n

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

. 1 1 8, 1 1 9 (6 7 6

SE2 d 4 6 5 ) (2 0 09 ). “ M o t i o n s t o v acat e a v o id s en t en ce g en eral l y are l i m i t ed t o cl ai m s

t h at

– ev en as s um in g t h e e x i s t en ce an d v al i d it y o f th e co n v ict i o n fo r wh i ch t h e

s en t en ce was im

p o s ed

– t he l aw d o es n ot au t h o ri ze t h at s en t en ce, m o s t t y p i cal l y

b ecau s e i t ex ceed s t h e m o s t s ev ere p un i s h m en t fo r wh ich t h e ap p l i cab l e pen al s t at u t e

p ro v id es .” vo n Th o m a s v. S ta t e , 2 9 3 Ga. 5 6 9

, 5 7 2 (2 ) (7 48 SE2 d 4 4 6 ) (2 0 13 ). Pay t o n November 20, 2019d o es n o t co n t en d t h at h i s s en t en ce ex ceed ed t he s t at u t o ry ran g e o f p u n i s h m en t ;

i n s t ead

, h i s c h a ll en g e t o h i s arres t warran t co ns t i t u t es a ch al l en g e t o t h e v al i d i t y o f

h i s co n v i ct i o n

. A m o t i o n t o v acat e a ju d g m en t o f co nv i ct i o n – wh i ch , i n s u b s t an ce,

i s wh at Pay t o n fi l ed h ere

– “ i s n o t an ap p ro p ri at e rem ed y in a cri m i n al cas e,” an d an y

ap p eal fro m an o rd er d en y i n g o r d i s m is s in g su ch a m o t i o n m u s t b e d i s m i ss ed

. See

Ha r per , 2 8 6 G a

. a t 2 1 8 (1 ); s ee al s o Ro b er t s v. S ta te

, 2 8 6 Ga. 53 2

, 5 3 2 (6 9 0 SE2 d

1 5 0 ) (2 0 1 0 ). A ch al l en ge t o a cri m i n al c o n v i ct i o n “ m ay b e co n s id ered o n l y i n a

t rad i ti o n al l y reco gn i zed p ro ceed i n g t o ch al l en g e a cri m i n al co n v i ct i o n,” i n cl u d i n g a

p et i t i o n fo r h ab eas co rp us

. See Na za r i o v. St a t e , 29 3 Ga. 4 8 0

, 48 8 (2 ) (d ) (7 4 6 SE2 d

1 0 9 ) (2 0 1 3 ); s ee al s o OCGA § 9 -1 4 -4 0 et s eq

. Acco rd i ng l y , t h i s ap p l i cat i o n 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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