Legal Opinion

Thomas v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 16, 1976No. 52456PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Clabk, Judge.

Defendant entered guilty pleas to each of three burglary charges lodged against him. He was sentenced by the trial judge to three years for each offense to be served consecutively. Defendant’s sole enumeration of error asserts that the sentences imposed were "unreasonable” in view of the nature of the crime.

This court is not empowered to modify a sentence which is within the statutory limits and lawfully imposed. See McCullough v. State, 11 Ga. App. 612, 618 (6) (76 SE 393); Code §§ 27-2502, 27-2503, 27-2510. Since defendant has urged no legal basis for a reversal of the judgment…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. McCullough v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1912

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Chandler v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
  2. Morrison v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
  3. Doby v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  4. Yarbrough v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
  5. Garland v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981

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