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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 01 5 , A1 7 D0 0 2 6

. KYJ UANE CHATMAN v . THE STATE.

In 2 00 4, Ky

ju an e Ch at m an was co nv i ct ed o f rap e an d o t h e r c r i m es an d was

s e n t en ced as a reci d i v i st t o l i fe im p ri s o nm en t

. W e affi rm ed hi s co n v i ct i o n s o n

ap p eal

. Ch a tma n v. S t a t e

, 2 8 3 Ga. Ap p

. 6 73 (6 42 SE2 d 3 6 1 ) (2 0 07 ). In 2 0 1 5,

Ch at m an fi l ed a m o t i o n t o m od i fy h i s s e n t e n c e, arg u in g t h at t h e sen t en ce was v o id

b ecau s e OCGA § 1 7 -1 0 -7 (c) req u i red t h at it ex cl u d e t h e p o s s i b i li t y o f p aro l e. 1 Th e

t ri al co u rt d en i ed t h e m o t i o n, an d Ch at m an fi l ed an ap p l i cat i o n fo r d i s cret i o n ary

ap p eal i n t h i s Co u rt

. W e den i ed t h e ap p l i cat i o n. S e e C as e No

. A 1 6 D0 1 4 7

, d en i ed

Decem b er 1 5 , 2 0 15

.

Back in t h e t ri al co u rt

, Ch a t m a n f i l e d a “ M o t i o n t o V acat e an d M o d i fy Vo id

Sen ten ce,” arg u i n g ag ai n th at h i s s en t en ce was v o i d b eca u s e i t al l o wed fo r t h e

p o s s i b i l i ty o f p aro l e. Th e t ri al co u rt d en i ed t h e m o t i o n

. Ch at m an al s o fi led m o t i on s

s eek i n g reco rd s o f t he g ran d ju ry p ro ceed i n g s at wh i ch he was i n d i ct ed t o s u p p o rt h i s

arg u m en t t h at h i s co n v i ct i o n s are v oi d

. Th e t ri al co u rt al s o d en i ed th o s e m ot i o n s

. In

Cas e No

. A1 7D0 0 1 5

, Ch at m an s eek s d i s cret io n ary rev i ew o f t he o rd er d e n y i n g h i s

1 Befo re fi l i n g t h at m ot i o n

, Ch at m an fi l ed a m o t io n t o “ re-o p en h i s cas e,”

wh i ch t h e t ri al co u rt d en i ed

. Ch at m an ap p eal ed d i rect ly t o t h i s C o u rt

, b u t we

d i s m i s s ed h i s ap peal

. See Cas e No

. A 1 1 A0 1 9 4, d i s m i s s ed Ap ri l 1 3

, 2 01 1

. Ch at m an

t h en fi l ed a m o t i o n to m o d i fy h i s s en t en ce, arg ui n g t h at t h e St at e h ad n o t g i v en h i m

n o t i ce 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 hm en t

. Th e t ri al co urt d en i ed t h at m o t i o n,

an d Ch at m an ap p l ied t o t hi s Co u rt fo r d i s cret i o n ary rev i ew. We d i s m is s ed h i s

ap p li cat io n o n t h e g ro u n d t h at h e h ad fai l ed t o rai s e a co l o rab l e v o i d -s en t en ce cl ai m

. See Cas e No . A1 5 D0 1 7 5, d i s m i s s ed Decem b er 1 9

, 2 0 1 4. September 06, 2016m o ti o n to v acat e a v oi d s en t en ce. In Cas e No

. A 1 7 D 0 0 2 6

, h e s eek s d i s cret i o n ary

rev i ew o f t h e d en i al o f h is m o t i o n s fo r g ran d ju ry reco rd s

. W e l ack ju ri sd i ct i o n o v er

b o t h ap p l i cat i o n s

.

W i t h res p ect t o Cas e No

. A1 7 D0 0 1 5

, i n v o l v i ng Ch at m an ’ s v oi d -s en t en ce

ch al l en g e, “ [i ] t i s wel l es t ab l i s hed t h at an y i s s u e t hat was rai s ed an d res o l v ed i n an

earl ier ap p eal i s t h e l aw o f t h e cas e an d is bi n d i n g o n th i s Co urt an d t h at t h e l aw o f

t h e cas e d o ct ri n e i s n o t co n fi n ed to ci v i l cas es

, b u t ap p l i es al s o t o ru l i ng s m ad e b y

ap p el l at e co u rt s in cri m i n al cas es .” R o s s v. S t a t e

, 3 1 0 Ga. Ap p

. 3 26

, 3 2 7 (7 1 3 SE2 d

4 3 8 ) (2 0 1 1 ) (p u n ct u at i o n an d fo o t no t e om i t t ed ). In Cas e No

. A1 6 D0 1 4 7

, we ru l ed

o n t h e s am e v o i d-s en t en ce ch al l en g e t h at Ch at m an m ak es here, a n d o u r ru l i n g

co n st i t u t ed a d eci s i o n o n t h e m eri t s

. See El r o d v

. S u n f l o wer M ea d o ws Dev., LLC

,

3 2 2 G a

. A p p

. 6 6 6, 6 7 0 (4 ) (7 4 5 SE2 d 8 4 6) (2 0 1 3 ) (“ wh en th i s Co u rt ex am i n es a

req u es t fo r a d i s cret i o n ary ap p eal

, i t act s i n an erro r-co rrect i n g m o d e s u ch t h at a

d en ial o f t h e ap p l i cat i o n i s on th e m eri ts ”) (p un ct u at i o n om i t t ed ). “ Al t h o u g h a v o id

s en t en ce m ay b e ch al l en g ed a t 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 ub

ject t o t he eq u al l y es t ab l i s h ed p ri n ci p l es o f res ju d i cat a an d t h e l awo f-t he-cas e ru l e on ce t h e i s s u e h as b een r a i s e d a n d r u led up o n .” Pa r a d is e v. S t a t e

,

3 2 1 Ga. Ap p. 3 7 1

, 3 7 3 (7 40 SE2 d 2 3 8 ) (2 0 13 ) (p u n ct u at i o n o m i t t ed ). In s h o rt

,

Ch at m an “ i s no t en t i tl ed t o m u l t i p l e b i t es at t he ap pl e.” Ro s s , 3 1 0 Ga. Ap p . at 3 2 8;

s ee al s o Ja cks o n v. S ta t e

, 2 7 3 G a. 3 2 0 (5 4 0 SE2 d 61 2 ) ( 2 0 0 1 )

. Acco rd i ng l y

, Cas e

No . A1 7 D0 0 1 5 i s h ereb y DISM ISSED.

W i t h res p ect t o Cas e No

. A1 7 D0 0 2 6

, Ch at m an co n t en ds t h at he i s en t i t l ed to

reco rd s o f h i s g ran d ju ry p ro ceed i n g s t o s u b s t an t i at e h i s cl ai m t h at i rreg u l ari t i es i n t h e

g ran d ju ry p ro ceed in g s tai n t ed h i s i n d i ct m en t an d d ep ri v ed t he t ri al co u rt of s u b ject

m at t er ju ri s d i ct i o n o v er h i s cas e

. In es s en ce, Ch at m an seek s t o v acat e h i s

co n vi ct i o n s

. See Jo n es v. S t at e

, 2 9 0 Ga. Ap p

. 4 9 0

, 4 9 4 (2 ) (6 5 9 SE2 d 8 7 5 ) (2 0 0 8 )

(ch al l en ge t o v al i di t y o f i n d i ct m en t i s ch al l en g e t o co nv i ct i o n

, n o t s en t en ce). Bu t “ a

p et i t i o n t o v acat e o r m o di fy a j u d g m en t of co nv i c t i o n i s no t an ap p ro pri at e rem ed y

i n a cri m i n al cas e.” Ha r

per v. S t a t e

, 2 8 6 Ga. 21 6

, 21 8 (1 ) (6 8 6 SE2 d 7 8 6 ) (2 00 9 ); s ee

al s o W r i g h t v. S t a t e , 2 7 7 Ga. 8 1 0

, 8 1 1 (5 9 6 SE2 d 5 8 7 ) (2 0 0 4 ). An y ap p eal fro m ano rd er d en y i n g or di sm i s s i n g s u ch a m o t i o n m u s t b e d i s m i s s ed

. See Ha r p er

, s u p ra at

2 1 8 (2 ); R ob er t

s v. S t a t e

, 2 86 Ga. 5 3 2

, 5 3 2 (6 9 0 S E 2 d 1 5 0 ) (2 0 1 0 ). Acco rd i n g l y

,

Cas e No . A1 7D0 0 2 6 i s al s o DISM ISSED.

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, C l e r k

. 09/06/2016