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A p p ea ls

o f t h e S t a te o f

G eo rg ia

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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 7 D0 24 1 . LI NDSEY NELSON, J R. v . THE STATE.

In 2 0 0 1

, a j u r y f

o u n d Li n d s ey Nel s o n, J r., g ui l ty o f b u rg l ary w i t h i n t en t to

co m m i t t heft

, b u rg l ary wi t h i nt en t t o co m m i t terro ri s t i c t h reat s

, an d terro ri s t i c t h reat s

.

Th e t ri al co u rt m erg ed t h e s eco n d b u rg l ary co u n t i n t o t h e fi rs t b u r g l a r y co u n t fo r

s en t en ci n g p u rp o s es

. Nel so n ap p eal ed

, an d we affi rm ed hi s co n v i ct i on s

. Nel s o n v.

S t a t e

, 2 7 7 Ga. Ap p

. 92 (6 2 5 SE2 d 4 65 ) (2 0 0 5 ). In 2 0 1 6

, Nel s o n fi l ed a m o t i o n to

co rrect a v o i d an d il le ga l sen ten ce, arg u in g t h at h is t erro ri s t i c t hreat co n v i ct i o n s h o u ld

h av e m erg ed wi t h h i s b urg lary co n v ict i on

. Th e t ri a l c o u r t d en i ed t h e m o ti o n

, an d

Nel s o n fi l ed t hi s ap p l i cat i o n fo r d i scret i o n ary ap peal . W e l ack ju ri s d i ct i on

.

Un d er OCGA § 1 7 -1 0 -1 (f), a co u rt m ay m o d ify a s en t en ce d u r i n g t h e y ear

aft er it s i m

p o s i t i o n o r w i t h i n 1 2 0 d ay s aft er rem it t i t u r fo l lo wi n g a di rect ap p eal

,

w h i c h e v e r i s lat er. See Fr a z i er v. S t at e

, 3 0 2 Ga. Ap p

. 3 4 6

, 34 8 (6 9 1 SE2 d 2 4 7 )

(2 0 1 0). On ce th i s s t at u t o ry peri o d ex p i res

, a t ri al co u rt m a y m o d i f y o n l y a v o id

s en t en ce. Id

. An d a s en t en ce i s v o id i f t h e co urt i m p o s es p u n i s hm en t t h at t h e l aw

d o es n o t al l o w. J

o n e s v

. S t a t e

, 2 7 8 Ga. 6 6 9

, 6 7 0 (6 04 SE2 d 48 3 ) (2 0 04 ). “ M o t i on s

t o v acat e a v o id sen t en ce g en eral l y are l i m it ed to cl ai m s t h at

– e v e n a s s u m i n g t h e

ex i s t en ce an d v al i d it y of t he co n v i ct i o n fo r w hi ch t h e s en t en ce was i m p os ed

– t h e l aw

d o es n o t au t ho ri ze t h at se n t e n c e

, m o s t ty p ical l y b ecau s e i t ex ceed s t h e m o s t s ev ere

p u n i s h m en t fo r w h i ch t h e ap pl i cab l e p en al s t at u te p ro v i des .” 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 ).

Here, Nel s o n co n t en ds t h at t h e t ri al co u rt s h o u ld h av e m erg ed h i s s en t en ces fo r

b u rg lary an d t erro ri s t i c t h reat s

. Bu t s u ch a m erg er arg u m en t i s a ch a l l en g e t o h i s

co n vi ct i o n s

, n o t t o h i s s en t en ce. See W il li a m s v. St a t e

, 2 8 7 Ga. 9 2 (6 9 5 SE2 d 2 4 4 )

January 30, 2017( 2 0 1 0 ). M o reo v er, t h is Co u rt h as al read y ru l ed t h at t h e t ri al co u rt d i d n o t err i n

refu si n g t o m erg e t h e co n vi ct i o n s

. Nel s o n

, 2 7 7 Ga. Ap p

. at 9 9 (4 ). Becau s e Nel so n

h as n ot rai s ed a val i d v o i d -s en t en ce cl ai m

, we l ack ju ri s d i ct i on t o c o n s i d er h i s

ap p li cat io n fo r d i s cret i o n ary ap p eal , wh i ch i s h ereb y DISM ISSED.

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 ti fy t h a t t h e a b o v e is a tr 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

.

, C l e r k

. 01/30/2017