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A1 6 A0 06 9 . ALEXI S VELEZ -CALI Z v . THE STATE.

In 2 0 1 2

, a ju ry co n v i ct ed Al ex i s Vel ez-Cal iz of fal s e i m p ri so n m en t an d s ev eral

o t h er o ffen s es

. W e affi rm ed t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s d en i al o f h i s m o t i o n fo r a ne w t r i a l i n

an u n p u bl i s h ed o p i n i on

. V el ez -Ca l i z v. S t a t e , Cas e N o

. A1 4A0 2 3 7 (M ay 1 3

, 2 0 1 4 ).

In M ay 2 0 1 5

, Vel ez-Cal iz fi l ed a “ M o t i o n t o Ren d er In di ct m en t s Vo i d ,” i n wh i ch h e

s o u g ht t o h av e hi s ju d g m en t o f co n v i ct i o n v acat ed

. T h e t r i a l co u rt d en i ed Vel ezCal i z’ s m o ti o n , an d h e fi l ed a n o t i ce o f ap p eal t o t h i s Co urt . W e l ack ju ri s d i ct i o n

.

“ [A] p et i t io n t o v acat e o r m o d i fy a j u d gm en t o f co n v i ct i o n i s n o t an ap p ro p ri at e

rem ed y i n a cri m i n a l c a s e

. ” H a r p er v. S t a t e , 2 8 6 Ga. 2 16

, 21 8 (1 ) (6 8 6 SE2 d 7 8 6 )

(2 0 0 9). 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 i n g s uch a m ot i o n m u s t b e

d i s m i s s ed

. See Ro b er ts v. S t a t e , 2 8 6 Ga. 5 3 2

, 5 3 2 (6 9 0 SE2 d 1 50 ) (2 0 1 0 ); Ha r p er ,

s u p ra at 2 1 8 (2 ). A d i rect ap peal m ay l i e fro m an o rd er d en y i n g a m o ti on t o v acat e

o r co rrect a v o i d s en t en ce, b u t on l y i f t h e defen 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 , i n fact

, v o i d

. See H a r p er , s u pra at 2 1 7 n.1 ; Bu r g v. S t a t e , 2 9 7 Ga. Ap p.

1 1 8

, 1 1 9 (6 7 6 SE2 d 4 65 ) (2 0 0 9 ). Wh e n a s en t en ce i s wi t h i n t h e s t at u t o ry ran g e o f

p u n i s h m en t

, i t i s n o t vo i d

. Jo n es v. S t a t e , 2 7 8 Ga. 66 9

, 6 7 0 (6 0 4 SE2 d 4 8 3 ) (2 0 0 4 ).

To t h e ex t en t t hat Vel ez- C al i z s eek s t o ch al l en g e h i s sen t en ce b as ed o n

al l eg ed l y v o i d i n d i ct m en t s, h e has n o t rai s ed a v al i d v o i d -s en t en ce cl ai m

. Rat h er, h e

arg u es t h at h i s ju d g m en t o f co n v i ct i o n s h o u ld b e v acat ed on g ro u n d s t h at : (i ) h e was

t ri ed an d s en t en ced wh i le t wo i n d i ct m en t s were pen d in g ag ai n s t hi m , i n v i o l at i o n o f

h i s du e pro ces s ri g h t s ; an d ( i i ) h i s t ri al co un s el ren d ered i n effect i v e as s i s t an ce. In

n ei t h er o f t h es e cl ai m s , h o wev er, d o es h e rai s e a co l o rab l e arg u m en t t h at h e recei v ed September 25, 2015a s en t en ce ab o v e t h e s t at u t o ry m ax i m u m

. See i d. Fo r t h es e reas o n s , 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

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. 09/25/2015