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A2 2 A0 26 0 . RANDY PRI CE v . THE STATE.

In 2 0 0 8

, Ran d y

Pri ce was co n v i ct ed o f t wo d ru g o ffen ses

. He was s en t en ced

t o a t ot al o f 5 0 y ears

. W e affi rm ed h i s co n v i ct i o n s o n ap p eal

. See Pr i ce v. S t a t e , 3 0 3

Ga. Ap p

. 8 5 9 (6 9 4 S E 2 d 7 1 2 ) ( 2 0 1 0 ). 1 In 2 0 18

, Pri ce fi led a m ot i o n t o v acat e, s et

as i d e o r co rrect hi s sen ten ce, arg u i n g t h at h i s reci d i vi s t s en t en ce i s v o i d in l i g h t o f a

2 0 1 5 am en d m en t t o OCGA § 1 7 -1 0 -7 (c). Th e t ri al co u rt d en i ed th e m ot i o n, an d Pri ce

ap p eal ed

. In d i s m i s s in g t h at ap p eal

, we s t at ed t h at Pri ce ’ s s en t en ce fal l s wi t h i n t h e

ran g e o f al lo wab l e s en t en ces fo r h i s cri m es an d fo u n d t h at hi s m o t i o n fai l ed t o rai s e

a co lo rab l e cl ai m t h at t h e s en t en ce i s v o i d. Pr i ce v. S t a t e , Cas e No

. A2 0 A0 2 9 7 (Oct

. 1 1

, 2 0 1 9 )

. T h e n, i n 2 02 0

, Pri ce fi l ed an o t h er m ot i o n t o set as i d e o r co rrect h i s

s en t en ce, arg u i n g th at h e was wro n gl y s en t en ced as a rec i d i v i s t g i v en t h e 2 0 1 5

am en d m en t t o O CGA § 1 7 -1 0 -7 (c). Th e tri al co u rt den i ed th e m ot i o n , an d Pri ce fi l ed

t h i s ap p eal

. Ho wev er, th i s ap p eal i s s u b ject t o d i sm i s s al

, as it rai s es i s s u es t h at h av e

al read y b een res o l v ed u n fav o rab l y t o Pri ce i n h i s p ri o r ap p eal

.

“ It i s wel l es tab l i s h ed t h at an y i s s u e t hat was rai s ed an d res o l v ed in an earl i er

ap p eal i s t h e l aw of t h e cas e an d i s b i nd i ng o n t h i s C o u rt [.] ” Ro s s v. S ta t e , 3 1 0 Ga.

Ap p

. 32 6

, 32 7 (7 1 3 SE2 d 4 3 8 ) (2 0 11 ) (p u n ct u at i on an d fo o tn o t e om i t t ed ). W e h av e

al read y co n s i d ered th e v al i d it y o f Pri ce’ s reci d i v i s t s en t en ce in a p ri o r ap p eal

. Pri ce

1 See al s o Pr i ce v. S t a t e , 3 0 0 Ga. Ap p

. 7 9 5 (6 8 6 SE2 d 4 0 6 ) (2 0 0 9 ) (affi rm i n g

t ri al co u rt ’ s d en i al o f Pri ce’ s m o t i o n to v acat e o r co rrect a v o i d s en t en ce, i n w h i ch h e cl ai m ed t h e St at e fai l ed t o g i v e h i m p ro p er n o t i c e o f i t s i n t en t t o s eek reci d i v i s t

p u n i s h m en t ). December 07, 2021“ i s n o t en t it l ed t o m u l ti p l e b i t es a t t h e ap pl e.” Ro s s , 3 1 0 Ga. Ap p

. at 3 28 ; s ee al s o

Pa r ad i s e v. S t at e , 3 2 1 Ga. Ap p. 3 7 1

, 3 7 3 (7 4 0 SE2 d 2 3 8 ) (2 0 13 ) (“ Al t h o u gh a v o id

s en t en ce m ay b e ch al l en g ed at an y t i m e , t h is 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 , s u b

ject t o th e eq u al l y wel l es t ab l i sh ed pri n ci p les o f res ju d i cat a an d t h e

l aw-o f-t h e-cas e ru l e o n ce t he is s u e h as b een rai sed an d r u l e d u p o n

. ”) (p u n ct u at i o n

o m it t ed ); Ech o l

s v. S t a t e , 2 4 3 Ga. A p p

. 7 7 5

, 7 76 (5 3 4 SE2 d 4 64 ) (2 0 0 0 ) (t h e s am e

i s su e can n ot b e rel i ti g at ed ad i nfi n it u m ; o u r d et erm i n at i o n i n an earl i er ap p eal i s res ju d i cat a). Acco rd in g l y , t h i s ap p eal i s h ereb y DISM ISSED.

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. 12/07/2021