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A p p ea ls

o f t h e S t a te o f

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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 9 A1 76 9 . ROGER C. DAY v . THE STATE.

In 1 9 9 0, Ro g er C. Day was co n v i ct ed o f s i x co u nt s o f bu rg lary

, t wo co u n t s o f

rap e, an d o n e co u n t o f ag g rav at ed as s a u l t

, fo r wh ich h e was s en t en ced t o t wo

co n secu ti v e l i fe s en t en ces fo r t h e rap e co n v ict i o n s

, p l u s an ad di t i o n a l 1 00 y ears to

s erv e o n th e rem ai n i n g co n v i ct io n s

. Day h as h ad m u l t i p l e ap p eal s i n t h is Co u rt

. H i s

co n vi ct i o n s were affi rm ed o n ap p eal

. Da y v. S t a te

, 2 03 Ga. Ap p

. 1 8 6 (4 1 6 SE2 d 5 4 8 )

( 1 9 9 2 )

. D a y t h en ch al l en g ed h i s s en t en ce as v o i d

, b u t we fo u n d n o erro r i n t h e

i m p o s i t i o n o f co n s ecu t i v e l i fe s en t en ces

. Da y v. S t a te

, 2 16 Ga. Ap p

. 29 (4 5 3 SE2 d

7 3 ) (1 9 94 ). W e t h en ad d res s ed m u l t i p l e p o st -t ri al m o t io n s fi led b y Day

, i n cl u d i n g

an o th er m o t i o n t o co rrect a vo id s e n t e n c e

, i n wh i ch Day as s ert ed h i s s en ten ce was

i m p ro p erl y en h an ced b as ed o n a p ri or co n v i ct i o n . W e fo u n d n o m eri t i n an y o f t h e

m o ti o n s. Da

y v. S t at e

, 2 4 2 Ga. Ap p. 8 9 9 (5 3 1 SE2 d 7 8 1 ) (2 00 0 ). Day t h en ap p eal ed

t h e d e n i al o f an o t h er m o t i o n t o v acat e a v o id s en t en ce, w h i ch we di s m i s s ed o n res

ju d i cat a g ro u n d s i n an u n p u bl i s h ed d eci s i o n

. Da y v. St a t e

, Cas e N o

. A0 2 A0 5 9 6

(d eci d ed J u l y 9

, 2 0 0 2 ). In 2 0 1 8, Day fi l ed an o th er m o t i o n to v acat e a v o i d sen t en ce,

ag ai n as s ert i ng t h at h i s s en t en ce was i m p ro p erl y en han ced

. Th e t ri al co u rt d i s m i s s ed

h i s m o t i o n , an d Day

fi l ed t h is d i rect ap p eal

.

Th e p res en t ap p eal i s fro m t h e d en i al o f Day ’ s t h i rd ch al l en g e t o h i s sen t en ce.

“ It i s ax i o m at i c t h at t h e s am e i s s u e c a n n o t b e rel it ig at ed a d i n fi n i t u m .” Ech o l

s v.

S t a t e

, 2 4 3 Ga. A p p

. 7 7 5

, 7 7 6 ( 5 3 4 S E 2d 46 4 ) (2 0 00 ). In l i g h t o f Day ’ s p rev i ou s

ap p eal s , we are p recl u ded fro m rev i s i t i n g t h e i s s u e. See Pa r a d i s e v. S t a t e , 3 2 1 Ga.

Ap p

. 37 1

, 3 7 3 (7 4 0 SE2 d 23 8 ) (2 0 1 3 ) (“ Al t h ou g h a v oi d s en t en ce m ay b e ch al l en g ed

at an y t im e, t h i s i m

p o rt an t l eg al p ri n ci p l e i s

, n ev ert h el es s

, su b j ect t o t h e eq u al l y wel l April 19, 2019es t ab l i s h ed p ri n ci pl es o f res ju d i cat a an d t he l aw-o f-t h e-cas e ru l e o n ce t h e is s u e h as

b een rai s ed an d ru led u p o n.” (p u n ct u at i o n o m i t t ed ); Ro s s v. S t at e

, 3 1 0 Ga. Ap p

. 3 2 6,

3 2 8 (7 1 3 SE2 d 4 3 8 ) (2 01 1 ) (wh i l e a v o i d s en t en ce is a n u l l it y an d m ay b e v acat ed at

an y ti m e, i t i s st i l l s ub

ject t o res ju d icat a an d law-o f-t he-cas e ru l e; d efen dan t i s “ n ot

en t i t l ed t o m

ul ti p l e b i t es at t h e ap p l e”). Acco rd in g l y

, t h i s ap p eal i s h ereb y

DISM ISSED.

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, C l e r k

. 04/19/2019