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Cockrell v. Brown
263 Ga. 345
| Ga. | 1993
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263 Ga. 345 (1993)
433 S.E.2d 585

COCKRELL
v.
BROWN.

S93A1234.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided September 13, 1993.

Roger A. Baruch, for appellant.

H. Lamar Cole, District Attorney, Mark E. Mitchell, Assistant District Attorney, Whitehurst, Cohen & Blackburn, R. Bruce Warren, for appellee.

SEARS-COLLINS, Justice.

OCGA § 42-8-34.1 (b) provides, in part, that

[a]t any revocation hearing, upon proof that the defendant has violated any provision of probation or suspension other than by commission of a new felony offense,... the court *346 may revoke the balance of probation or not more than two years in confinement, whichever is less.

After Cockrell's probation revocation hearing, the trial court ordered Cockrell to serve six months in jail for each of the seven probation violations found,[1] none of which was a felony, for a total of three and one-half years. That order violates the plain words of § 42-8-34.1 (b), which limits confinement for probation revocation to no more than two years. Therefore, we hereby vacate the judgment and remand this case to the trial court for resentencing to a term no greater than two years.

Judgment vacated and case remanded for resentencing. All the Justices concur.

NOTES

[1] The trial court found that Cockrell had violated the following provisions of his probation: 1) avoid injurious and vicious habits; 2) regularly report to the probation supervisor as directed and permit such supervisor to visit him at home or elsewhere; 3) do not change present place of abode, move outside the jurisdiction of the court or leave the state for any period of time without prior permission of the probation supervisor; 4) pay a probation fee of $10 per month; 5) pay a fine of $500; 6) reimburse county for expenses incurred in appointment of court appointed counsel; and 7) make restitution to victim in the amount of $354.

Case Details

Case Name: Cockrell v. Brown
Court Name: Supreme Court of Georgia
Date Published: Sep 13, 1993
Citation: 263 Ga. 345
Docket Number: S93A1234
Court Abbreviation: Ga.
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