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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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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 5 D0 17 5 . KYJ UANE L. CHATMAN v

. THE STATE.

In 2 0 0 4

, Ch at m an was co n v i ct ed o f rap e, ag g rav at ed s od o m y , k i dn ap p i n g , an d

fal s e i m p ri s o n m en t

. Th e tri al co u rt i m p o s ed l i fe s en t en ces o n t he rap e an d ag g rav at ed

s o d o m y co u n t s , t wen t y y ears fo r k i d nap pi ng , an d ten y ears fo r fal s e i m p ri s o n m en t

. 1

Th e t ri al co u rt o rd ered th at al l o f t h e s en t en ces were t o ru n co n cu rren t l y

. W e affi rm ed

Ch at m an ’ s co n v i ct i on s o n ap peal

. See Ch a t ma n v. S t at e , 28 3 Ga. Ap p. 6 73 (6 4 2 SE2 d

3 6 1 ) (2 0 0 7 ). In Oct o b er 2 0 1 4

, Ch at m an fi l ed a m ot io n t o m o d i fy h i s sen t en ce,

arg u i n g t h at t h e s tat e d id no t g iv e no t i ce o f i t s i nt en t to s en ten ce h im as a reci d i v i s t

. Th e t ri al co u rt d en i ed th e m o ti o n an d t h i s ap pl icat i o n fo l l o w ed

. An ap peal l i es fro m t he d en i al o f a m ot i o n t o co rrect a v o id s en t en ce wh en t h e

d efen d an t rai s es a co l o rab l e cl ai m t h a t t h e s e n t en ce i s , i n fact

, v o i d or i l l eg al

. See

Bu r g v. S t a t e , 29 7 Ga. Ap p. 1 1 8 , 1 1 9 (6 7 6 SE2 d 4 6 5 ) (2 0 09 ). “ Un der Geo rg i a l aw,

a s e n t e n ce i s v o i d if t he co u rt i m p o s es p u n i s h m en t t h at t h e l aw d o es no t al l o w. A

s en t en ce t hat fal l s wi t h i n t h e p res cri b ed s t at u to ry li m i ts

, h o wev er, is l eg al l y

au t h o ri zed an d i s n o t s ub ject t o r e v i ew b y t h i s Co urt .” (Pu nct u at i o n an d ci t at i o n

o m it t ed .) Few v. S t a t e , 3 1 1 Ga. Ap p

. 6 0 8 (7 1 6 SE2 d 6 4 4 ) (2 0 11 ). Un d er OCGA § 1 6

-
6 -1 (b ), a p ers o n co n v i ct ed of rap e, wh et h er or n o t h e i s a reci d iv i s t

, m ay b e p u n i s h ed

b y “ i m p ri s o n m en t fo r l i fe wi t h o u t paro l e, b y im p ri s o n m en t fo r l i fe, o r b y a s p l i t

s en t en ce t h at i s a t erm o f i m p ri so n m en t fo r n o t l es s t h an 2 5 y ears an d n ot ex ceed i n g

l i fe i m p ri s o n m en t , fo l l owed b y

p ro bat i o n

. ”

1 C h a t m an al s o p l ed g u i l t y to m ari ju an a p o s s es s i o n fo r wh i ch h e recei v ed a

s en t en ce o f 1 2 m o n th s

. December 19, 2014Becau s e Ch at m an ’ s s en t en ce was wi t h i n p res cri bed s t at u t o ry l i m i t s , he h as n ot

rai s ed a co l o rab le v o i d s en t en ce cl ai m

. Acco rd i n g l y , we l ack ju ri s d i ct i o n t o rev i ew

h i s cl ai m . Hi s ap p l i cat i o n , t h erefo re, i s h ereb y DIS MIS S E D

.

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f G e o r g ia

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,

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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

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f s a i d c o u r t

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, C l e r k

. 12/19/2014