HINES, Justice.
Antonio Lamont Mathis was convicted of armed robbery, hijacking a motor vehicle, and kidnapping. In a pretrial motion and in his amended motion for new trial, Mathis challenged the constitutionality of OCGA § 16-5-44.1(d), which provides that the offense of hijacking a motor vehicle is to be "considered a separate offense" not to "merge with any other offense" and that punishment for the offense is not to be "deferred, suspended, or probated....
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