Phillip v. State

Ellington, Judge.

Ossia Phillip appeals from the trial court’s order denying his motion to correct a void sentence on the basis that the motion was untimely. Because the record shows that Phillip’s sentence was, indeed, void, we reverse the court’s order, vacate the sentence, and remand this case for resentencing.

The record shows that, in September 2009, Phillip entered a nonnegotiated guilty plea to fourteen counts of dogfighting, OCGA § 16-12-37 (b), and two counts of aggravated cruelty to animals, OCGA § 16-12-4 (c). The trial court sentenced Phillip to seventeen years imprisonment, with…