King v. State

Quillian, Presiding Judge.

Defendant was indicted and convicted on February 14,1983, for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in violation of OCGA § 16-11-131 (Code Ann. § 26-2914), which has an authorized punishment of one to five years. The conviction alleged and proved as an element of the offense was motor vehicle theft with a sentence of confinement to a penal institution. On April 6 the trial court sentenced defendant to three years, to be served on probation. During the sentence proceedings no mention was made by the court or the state of sentencing defendant as a repeat…