Legal Opinion

Summerford v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 14, 2012No. A12A0029PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DOYLE, Presiding Judge.

In this discretionary appeal, Kristopher Summerford challenges the revocation of his first offender probation status based on a new offense of possession of a firearm by a felony first offender. 1 Summer-ford contends that the only evidence of his subsequent offense was inadmissible hearsay, and the evidence was therefore insufficient to support the revocation. We disagree and affirm.

The record shows that Summerford entered a negotiated guilty plea to theft by receiving stolen property, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and carrying a concealed…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Dean v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  2. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  3. Wolcott v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
  4. Newsome v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
  5. Cwiek v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996

3Cited by4 opinions

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  4. Rodney Oliver Martin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2023

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