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o f Ap p ea l s h er eb y p a s s es t h e f

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A1 9 A0 79 9 . STEVEN S. OSTERMAN v . THE STATE.

I n 2 0 1 1

, St ev en S. Os t erm an was ch arg ed wi t h n u m ero u s o ffen s es a n d h e

u l t i m at el y p l ead ed gu i l t y t o b u rg l ary an d k i dn ap pi n g

. He was s en t en ced t o 2 5 y ears

t o s erv e an d li fe o n p ro b at i o n an d s u b ject t o n u m ero us sp eci al co n di t i o n s o f p ro b at i o n

p u rs u an t t o OCGA § 4 2 -8 -3 4 .1

. In 20 1 7

, Os t erm an fi l ed a “ v o id s en t en ce m o t i o n,”

arg u i n g t h at h i s sen ten ce was v o i d b ecau s e h e was req u i red t o reg i s t er as a s ex

o ffen d er p u rs u an t t o OCGA § 4 2 -1 -1 2

. Th e t ri al co u rt den i ed h i s m ot i o n an d h e fi l ed

t h i s ap p eal

.

Un d er OCGA § 1 7 -1 0 -1 ( f )

, a co urt m ay m o d i fy a s en t en ce d u ri n g t h e y ear

aft er it s i m

p o s i ti o n o r wi 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

,

wh i ch ev er i s l at er. F

r a z i er v. S t a t e , 3 0 2 Ga. Ap p . 3 4 6 , 3 4 8 (6 9 1 SE2 d 2 4 7 ) (2 0 1 0 ).

On ce, as h e r e

, t h i s s t at u t o ry p eri o d ex p i res

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

s en t en ce. Id

. An d a d i re c t a pp eal 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

a v o i d s en t en ce wh ere t h e d efen d an t rai s es 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 oi d

. See Ha rp er v. S t 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 S E 2 d 4 6 5 ) ( 20 0 9 ). A s en t en ce i s vo i d i f t h e

co u rt i m p o s es p u ni sh m en t t h at t h e l aw d o es n o t al l o w. Jo n es v. S t a t e

, 27 8 Ga. 6 6 9,

6 7 0 (6 0 4 SE2 d 4 8 3 ) (2 0 04 ). W h en a s en t en ce fal l s w i th 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 v o id . See i d

.

In h i s m o t i o n, Os t erm an d o es n o t co n t en d t h at h i s s en t en ce i s v oi d b ecau s e i t

ex ceed s t h e s tat u t o ry ran g e. Rat h er, he as s ert s t hat i t i s v o i d b ecau s e h e i s s u b ject to

a reg i s t r a t i o n req u i rem en t

. Hi s s p eci al co n d i ti o n o f p ro b at i o n s t at es t hat

, s h o u l d h e

b e req u i red t o reg is t er as a s ex o ffen d er, t h en h e m u st do s o i n s t ri ct co m

p l i an ce wi th December 19, 2018OCGA § 4 2 -1 -1 2

. Bu t t h i s co n d i t io n is n ot a reg i st rat i on req u irem en t, an d Os t erm an

h as fai l ed t o s h o w t h a t h e recei v ed a s en t en ce i n ex ces s o f t h e s t at u t o ry ran g e o f

p u n i s h m en t fo r h is co n v i ct io n s

.

Becau s e Os t erm an h as n o t rai s ed a co l o rab l e cl ai m th at h i s s en t en ce i s v o i d

, t h e

t ri al co urt ’ s d en i al of h is m o t i o n i s n o t s u bject t o d i rect ap p eal

. A cco rd i ng l y

, t h i s

ap p eal i s h ereb y

DISM ISSED.

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f s a i d c o u r t

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, C l e r k

. 12/19/2018