Legal Opinion
Harris v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 13, 1992No. S91G1535PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Fletcher, Justice.
We granted the writ of certiorari to determine whether the trial court had authority to increase the amount of restitution that the defendant had to pay after he began serving his sentence. The Court of Appeals held that the increase in restitution was not an impermissible increase or enhancement of the defendant’s punishment. Harris v. State, 200 Ga. App. 841, 844 (410 SE2d 123) (1991). We find that restitution ordered as part of a criminal sentence is punishment and reverse.
Kenneth De Wayne Harris pleaded guilty to a theft by taking and was sentenced to four years, with 60…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- England v. NewtonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
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