Amerson v. Zant

243 Ga. 509 (1979)

255 S.E.2d 34

AMERSON

v.

ZANT.

34507.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Submitted January 26, 1979.

Decided April 17, 1979.

Grover Amerson, pro se.

Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Mary Beth Westmoreland, for appellee.

NICHOLS, Chief Justice.

The question presented is whether Amerson's three sentences of June 20, 1972, which, in accordance with the jury's verdict, are to be served consecutively to each other, should be served consecutively to, or, instead, concurrently with, his previous sentences.

Amerson last was tried and convicted in 1972 during the period when the jury was required to…