Ivan Cruz v. State

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ December 01, 2022 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A23A0541. IVAN CRUZ v. THE STATE. Ivan Cruz appeals the trial court’s order dismissing his motion to vacate a void sentence. Cruz was sentenced to life with 25 years to serve for the offenses of aggravated child molestation and aggravated sexual battery. Cruz contends these sentences are unlawful under this Court’s reasoning in Upton v. State,

350 Ga. App. 535

( 829 SE2d 791) (2019). We disagree. This is Cruz’s fourth appearance in this Court. After…