Legal Opinion

Lester v. Foster

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 14, 1951No. 17367PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hawkins, Justice.

(After stating the foregoing facts.) The trial court evidently based the judgment in this case upon the decision of this court in Mincey v. Crow, 198 Ga. 245 (31 S. E. 2d, 406), wherein it was held: “The revoking of a suspended sentence, the effect of wdiich is to require service of the unexpired portion thereof, may be done with or without cause, and in the absence of the accused.” That decision is authority for the ruling here complained of, but counsel for the plaintiff in error have requested that it be reviewed and overruled. That request is granted. An examination of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Robitzsch v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
  2. Wood v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1942
  3. Balkcom v. GunnSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
  4. Mincey v. CrowSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
  5. Streetman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1943

3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Cross v. HuffSupreme Court of Georgia · 1951
  2. Sellers v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
  3. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1959
  4. Williams v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1966
  5. Scott v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974

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