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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 8 A1 15 1 . SAMORI AL L. HURST v

. THE STATE.

In 1 99 9

, a ju ry co nv i ct ed Sam o ri al Hu rs t o f t wo co u n ts o f arm ed ro b b ery

. He

was s en ten ced t o l i fe wi t h o u t p aro le as a reci d i vi s t u n d er OCGA § 17 -1 0 -7 b ecau s e

h e was co n v i ct ed of t h ree p ri o r fel o n i es

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

. See

Hu r st v. S ta t e , 2 6 0 Ga. Ap p

. 70 8 (5 8 0 SE2 d 6 6 6 ) (2 0 03 ). In 2 0 1 4

, Hu rs t fi l ed a

“ M ot i o n t o Co rrect Vo i d Sen t en ce” al l eg i n g h e w as i m p ro p erl y s en t en ced p u rs u an t

t o O CGA § 1 7 -1 0 -7

, wh i ch t h e t ri al co u r t d e ni ed

. W e d i s m i s sed h i s ap p eal as

u n t i m el y

. See Hu r

s t v. S ta t e , A1 7 A0 1 3 5 (Sep t

. 8, 2 0 1 6 ). In 2 0 1 7

, Hu r s t f i l ed a

“ M ot i o n t o Vacat e Vo i d Sen t en ce” ag ai n al l eg i n g t h at h e was i m p ro p erl y s en t en ced

as a reci d i v i s t

. Th e t ri al co u rt d en i ed t h e m o t io n o n No v em b er 7

, 2 0 1 7, an d h e fi l ed

t h i s d irect ap p eal o n Decem b er 2 8

, 2 0 1 7

. W e, h o wev e r , l a c k ju ri s d i ct i o n fo r t h ree

reas on s

. Fi rs t

, t h i s ap p eal is u n ti m el y

. A n o t i ce o f ap p eal m u s t be fi led wi t h i n 3 0 day s

o f en try o f th e t ri al co u rt o rd er s o u g h t t o b e ap p eal ed

. OCGA § 5 -6 -3 8 (a). T h e p ro p er

an d ti m el y fi l in g o f a n o t ice of ap p eal i s an ab s o l u t e req u i rem en t t o co nfer j u ri s d i ct i o n

o n t h i s Co u rt

. Ro wl a n d v. St a t e , 2 6 4 Ga. 8 72

, 8 7 2 (1 ) (4 5 2 SE2 d 75 6 ) (1 9 9 5 ). Hu rs t ’ s

n o t i ce o f ap p eal

, fi l ed 5 1 d ay s aft er en t ry o f th e o rd er h e s eek s to ap p eal

, i s un t i m el y

. Seco n d

, ev en i f h i s ap p eal was t i m el y , Hu rs t h as fai l ed t o rai se a co l orab l e v o id

s en t en ce cl ai m

. Un d er OCGA § 1 7 -1 0 -1 (f), a co u rt m ay m od i fy a sen t en ce d u ri n g t h e

y ear aft er i ts i m

p o s i t i o n or wi th i n 1 2 0 d ay s aft er rem i t t i t ur fo l l o wi n g a d i rect ap p eal

, wh i ch ev er i s l at er. See Fr a zi er v. St a te

, 3 0 2 G a

. A p p. 3 4 6

, 3 4 8 (6 91 SE2 d 2 4 7 )
(2 0 1 0). On ce t h i s s t at u t o ry peri o d ex p ires

, a d i rect ap peal m ay l i e f r o m an o rd er

d en y i n g o r d is m i s s i ng a m o t i o n t o co rrect a vo i d s en t en ce o n l y if t h e d efen d an t rai s es March 07, 2018a 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

, vo i d o r il l eg al

. See Ha r per v. S t a t e , 2 8 6

Ga. 2 1 6

, 2 1 7 (1 ) n.1 (6 8 6 SE2 d 7 8 6 ) (2 0 0 9 ); Bu r g v. S t a t e , 2 97 Ga. Ap p. 1 1 8

, 1 1 9
(6 7 6 SE2 d 4 6 5 ) (2 0 0 9 ). W h en a s en t en ce i s wi t h in t h e s t at ut o ry ran g e o f p u n i s h m en t

, i t is n o t v o i d

. Jo n es v. S t a t e , 2 7 8 Ga. 6 6 9 , 6 7 0 (6 0 4 SE2 d 4 83 ) (2 0 0 4 ).

In h i s m o t i on , H u rs t arg u ed t h at t wo o f h i s p ri o r co n v i ct i o n s were co n s o l i d at ed

i n t o o ne co n v i ct i o n u n d er OCGA § 17 -1 0-7 (d ) b ecau s e h e was s en t en ced to

co n cu rren t s en t en ces o n t h e s am e day i n t h e s am e o rd er. Ho wev er, t h e reco rd s h o ws

t h at H u rs t was in d i ct ed sep arat el y fo r o ffen s e s t h a t o ccu rred o n d i fferen t d at es

. Al t h o u g h t wo o f h i s s en t en ces were m ad e co n cu rren t

, t h ey were m ad e b y s ep arat e

o rd er. W h en “ a d efen d an t is ch ar g e d f o r s ep arat e cri m es , ari s i n g o ut o f s ep arat e

i n ci d en t s , an d i s s en t en ced fo r each cri m e i n a s ep arat e o rd er, t h os e o ffen s es are n ot

co n si d ered ‘ co n s o l i d at ed ’ u nd er OCGA § 1 7 -1 0 -7 (d ).” Beco a t s v. S t a te

, 3 1 8 Ga.
Ap p . 2 6 2 , 2 6 4 (2 ) (7 3 3 SE2 d 7 9 5 ) (2 0 1 2 ) (ci t at i o n o m i t t ed ).

A t ri al co u rt can s en t en ce a reci d i v i s t defen d an t t o li fe i m p ri s o n m en t wi t h o ut

t h e p os s i b i l i t y o f p aro l e fo r arm ed ro bb ery

. OCGA § 1 7 -1 0

- 7 ( b )

. T h u s, Hu rs t ’ s

s en t en ce o f li fe in p ri s on i s n o t m o re s ev ere t h an t h e law al l o ws , an d i t i s no t v o i d.

See Br o wn v. S t a t e , 2 9 5 Ga. Ap p . 6 6 , 6 7-6 8 (6 7 0 SE2 d 8 6 7) (2 00 8 ).

Th i rd

, Hu rs t arg u es t h at t h e t ri al co urt l ack ed s u b j ect m at t er ju ri s d i c t i o n d u e

t o p ro b l em s wi t h h i s i n d i ct m en t s

. Th i s arg u m en t ch al l en g es t h e val i di t y o f h i s

c o nv i ct i o n s , n o t h i s s en t en ce. See Jo n es v. St a t e , 2 9 0 Ga. Ap p

. 4 9 0

, 49 4 (2 ) ( 6 5 9

SE2 d 8 75 ) (2 0 0 8 ). Ho wev er, “ a p et i t io n t o v acat e o r m o d i fy a ju d g m en t o f co n v i ct i o n

i s n o t an ap p ro p ri at e rem ed y i n a cri m i n al cas e,” H a r p er , 28 6 Ga. at 2 1 8 (1 ), an d an y

ap p eal fro m

an o rd er d en y i n g s u ch a m ot i on m us t b e d i s m i s sed , s ee i d. at 2 1 8 (2 ).

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