State v. Johnson

Sognier, Judge.

In this appeal the State contends the trial court erred by modifying Johnson’s sentence more than one year after it was imposed. This is a direct appeal from that action. Although OCGA § 5-7-1 does not allow for an appeal by the State from the probation of appellee’s sentence to confinement, the State contends the court’s probation of the sentence is void and this court has held that void sentences are ap-pealable by the State. State v. Stuckey, 145 Ga. App. 434 (243 SE2d 627) (1978); State v. Shuman, 161 Ga. App. 304, 306 (6) (287 SE2d 757) (1982). Thus, we will review this…