Legal Opinion

Westmoreland v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 13, 1980No. 60494PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Shulman, Judge.

In the first appearance of this case (151 Ga. App. 850 (261 SE2d 761)), this court remanded the case to the trial court for resentencing in accordance with our determination that the trial court erred in imposing consecutive sentences for a single offense.

1. It is appellant’s contention that the trial court erred in resentencing by imposing without justification a harsher sentence than that originally handed down. The record does not support appellant’s contention. The court originally sentenced appellant on one count to ten years confinement, seven to serve in prison, three on…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Westmoreland v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. McGruder v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  2. Hammond v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005

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