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A1 9 D0 10 1 . RASHAAD DANI EL CARSON v . THE STATE.

Ras h aad Cars o n p l ead ed g u i l t y t o arm ed ro b b ery , cru el t y t o ch il d ren i n t h e fi rs t

d eg ree, p o s s es s i on o f a fi rearm i n t h e co m

m is s i o n o f a fel on y , an d t h ree co u n t s o f

ag g rav at ed as s au l t wi t h a d ead l y weap on . Th i s Co u rt affi rm ed h i s co n v i ct i o n s an d

s en t en ce o n d irect ap p eal . See Ca r s o n v. S t a t e, 3 1 4 Ga. Ap p

. 2 2 5 (7 2 3 SE2 d 5 1 6 )

(2 0 1 2), o v erru led

, i n p art

, b y Na z a r i o v. S t a t e, 2 9 3 Ga. 4 8 0, 4 83 (2 ) (a) n

. 1

, 4 8 9 (2 )

(d ) (7 46 SE2 d 1 09 ) (2 0 1 3 ). Aft er Cars o n fi l ed a m o t i o n t o co rrect a v o i d s en t en ce,

t h e t r i al co u rt g ran t ed t h e m o t i o n i n p art

, m erg i n g o ne o f t h e ag g rav at ed as s au l t

co n vi ct i o n s i n t o t h e arm ed ro b b ery c on v ict i o n

. Si nce t h en , Cars o n h as fi l ed nu m ero u s

p ro s e m o t i o ns , i n cl u di n g ad d i t i o n al m o t io n s ch al l en g i n g h i s s en t en ce as v oi d

. On

Au g u s t 2 1

, 2 0 1 8

, t h e t ri al co u rt en t ered an o rd er d en y in g Cars o n ’ s m o st recen t m o t i o n

t o v acat e v o i d sen ten ce. Cars o n t h en fi l ed t h i s ap p li cat i o n fo r d i s cret i o n ary rev i ew.

An ap p eal m ay l i e fro m an o rd er d en y i ng a m o t i on t o v acat e o r co rrect a v o id

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

fact

, v oi d

. See Ha r

p er v. St a t e , 2 8 6 Ga. 2 1 6 , 2 1 7 n .1 (6 8 6 SE2 d 7 86 ) (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 46 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 it ed t o cl ai m s t h a t – ev en as s u m i n g t h e ex i s ten 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 l a w d o e s n ot

au t h o ri ze t h at s en t en ce, m os t ty p i cal l y b ecau s e i t ex ceed s th e m o s t sev 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 SE2 d 4 4 6 ) (2 0 1 3). Th us , wh en a s en t en ce i s w i t hi n t h e s t at u t o ry ran g e

o f p u ni s hm en t

, i t i s n o t v o i d. Jo n es v. St a t e , 2 78 Ga. 6 6 9

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

(2 0 0 4). October 17, 2018Cars o n h as n o t p ro v i d ed u s wi t h a co p y of t h e m ot i o n h e fi l ed i n t h e tri al co u rt

.

In h i s a p p l i cat i on , h o wev er, h e co n ten d s t hat h i s s en t en ce i s v o i d b ecau s e h i s

i n d i ct m en t d i d n o t ch arg e al l t h e es s en t ial el em en t s o f t h e cri m e. Th i s i s no t a v al id

v o i d -s en t en ce arg um en t . See i d

. To t h e ex t en t Cars on ’ s cl ai m co n cern i n g th e s u f f i c ie nc y of his i nd i ct m en t co u ld

b e co n s t ru ed as a m o ti o n i n arres t o f ju d g m en t

, t h e m o t i o n i s u n ti m el y b ecau s e i t was

n o t fi l ed d u ri n g th e t erm of co urt at wh i ch t h e ju dg m en t w a s o b t ai n ed

. See OCGA

§ 1 7-9 -6 1 (b ); Ha mmo n d v. S t a t e , 2 9 2 Ga. 2 3 7 , 2 3 8 (7 3 4 SE2 d 3 9 6 ) (2 0 12 ).

Fo r t h e fo reg o i n g reas o n s , Cars o n i s n o t en ti t led t o d i s cret i o n ary rev i ew o f t h e

t ri al co u rt ’ s o rd er d en y in g h i s m o t i o n t o v acat e v oi d s e n t e n c e

. T h is 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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