Levell v. State

Smith, Presiding Judge.

The issue in this appeal concerns the timeliness of a motion to reduce sentence filed by Anthony Levell. Because the record shows that Levell filed the motion after expiration of the term of court in which his sentence was entered, we conclude that the trial court correctly determined it did not have authority to modify Levell’s prison sentence.

On January 14, 1997, Levell entered a guilty plea in DeKalb County to one count of public indecency and one count of child molestation. He was sentenced to a total term of ten years, with four years to be served in prison and six…