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(contentions regarding ineffective assistance, voluntariness of plea, and impartiality of judge “challenge only the procedures employed in imposing the sentence, and do not raise a valid allegation that the sentence was void”). Redden v. State, 294 Ga.App. 879, 670 S.E.2d 552 (November 26, 2008). Improper admission of prior convictions in support of recidivist sentencing does not result in void sentence. “See Powell v. State, 229 Ga.App. 52, 53(2) (494 S.E.2d 200) (1997) (notice requirements of OCGA § 17-10-2(a) do not affect the jurisdiction of the court but rather can be waived by the defendant).” Accord, Ward v. State , 299 Ga.App. 63, 682 S.E.2d 128 (June 10, 2009) (untimely recidivist notice does not make sentence void); Mosley v. State , 301 Ga.App. 47, 686 S.E.2d 833 (November 13, 2009) (same as Ward ); Kimbrough (January 14, 2014), above (same as and citing Ward ). Marshall v. State, 294 Ga.App. 282, 668 S.E.2d 892 (October 29, 2008). “‘In general, a motion to vacate a sentence is not an appropriate remedy in a criminal case after the term in which the judgment was entered has passed . However, where a sentence is void, the court may resentence the defendant at any time. A sentence is void if the court imposes punishment that the law does not allow. If the judgment is not void, a trial court has no further subject matter jurisdiction outside the term of court and the petition must be dismissed.’ (Citations, punctuation, and footnotes omitted; emphasis in original.) Kinsey v. State, 259 Ga.App. 653(1) (578 S.E.2d 269) (2003).” Sentence here was not void; challenge filed over a decade after sentencing was thus untimely. Hooks v. State, 284 Ga. 531, 668 S.E.2d 718 (October 27, 2008). “Regardless of whether Hooks validly waived his appellate rights, he nonetheless was entitled to challenge his sentences as void or illegal. See Baker v. State , 284 Ga. 280, 663 S.E.2d 261 (June 30, 2008); Weatherbed v. State, 271 Ga. 736 (524 S.E.2d 452) (1999); Hall v. State, 291 Ga.App. 649, 651 (662 S.E.2d 753) (2008).” Accord, Moore v. State , 293 Ga. 705, 749 S.E.2d 660 (October 7, 2013). Overruled on other grounds, Williams v. State , 287 Ga. 192, 695 S.E.2d 244 (May 17, 2010). Chester v. State, 284 Ga. 181, 664 S.E.2d 211 (July 11, 2008). “‘[T]he denial of a petition to correct a sentence on the ground that the original sentence was void is appealable as a matter of right.’ Williams v. State, 271 Ga. 686(1) (523 S.E.2d 857) (1999). The only ground for authorizing a trial court to correct a sentence at any time is that the sentence is void. Id., at 689. A sentence is void if the court imposes punishment that the law does not allow. Curtis v. State, 275 Ga. 576(1) (571 S.E.2d 376) (2002).” Contrary to defendant’s contention, sentences here weren’t void – none of the offenses merged as a matter of law. Thompson, Carley and Hines concur specially, disagreeing on issue of appealability, contending that “OCGA § 17-9-4 as properly interpreted is a statute providing a criminal defendant the right to challenge a void conviction. Consistent with this interpretation, until today our cases have held that the proper remedy for challenging a void criminal conviction was by filing an extraordinary motion for new trial, OCGA § 5-5-41, a motion in arrest of judgment, OCGA § 17-9-61, or a petition for habeas corpus. OCGA § 9-14-40.” Duncan v. State, 291 Ga.App. 580, 662 S.E.2d 337 (May 19, 2008). Defendant wasn’t entitled to raise issue of venue by motion to declare his sentence void pursuant to OCGA § 17-9-4 (“[t]he judgment of a court having no jurisdiction of the person or subject matter, or void for any other cause, is a mere nullity and may be so held in any court when it becomes material to the interest of the parties to consider it.”). “‘While a conviction obtained without proof of venue may be “void,” and will warrant reversal and a new trial, it does not justify the departure from the settled procedures for challenging the sufficiency of evidence used to obtain a conviction.’ Shields [ v. State, 276 Ga. 669, 671 (581 S.E.2d 536) (2003)] (Citations omitted). A claim that the evidence was not sufficient to prove venue in the trial court is a procedural matter which is waived if not raised in the defendant’s direct appeal of his conviction. Shields, 276 Ga. at 670.” Accord, Gholston v. State , 327 Ga.App. 790, 761 S.E.2d 189 (June 27, 2014); Richardson v. State , 334 Ga.App. 344, 779 S.E.2d 406 (November 6, 2015). Garibay v. State, 290 Ga.App. 385, 659 S.E.2d 775 (March 19, 2008). Defendant could bring “Motion to Correct Illegal and Void Sentence” two years after termination of his direct appeal, contending that charges for which he was convicted and sentenced separately should have merged. “A sentence which is void for any reason … is a ‘mere nullity’ and may be vacated at any time in any court ‘where it becomes material to the interest of the parties to consider it.’ (Citation and punctuation omitted.) Curtis v. State, 275 Ga. 576, 578(1) (571 S.E.2d 376) (2002). ‘[A] sentence is void if the court imposes punishment that the law does not allow.’ (Citation and punctuation omitted.) Id. Specifically, ‘[t]he judgment of conviction and the sentence imposed for offenses included as a matter of fact or law in another offense arising out of the same facts for which the defendant has been found guilty and been sentenced’ are void. Id. at 577(1). This is because under Georgia law the issue of included offenses is ‘a matter of statutory double jeopardy.’ Id. See OCGA § 16-1-7 (barring successive prosecutions and multiple convictions for the same conduct).” Trial court properly denied motion