Legal Opinion

Tidwell v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 26, 1948No. 31890PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtTownsend, J.

Where a defendant is sentenced‘to pay a fine and serve six months on the public-works camp, but upon the payment of his fine, his penal term is probated during good behavior, and during the time of the probation sentence he is, after a hearing, found to have committed exactly the same crime for which he is serving the probation sentence, this is such a violation of the good-behavior clause as to authorize the judge of the superior court to revoke the unexpired portion of the probation sentence, and order the defendant to serve the remainder of the sentence in the public-works camp. See Mincey…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Wood v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1942
  2. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1926
  3. Olsen v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1918
  4. Shamblin v. PennSupreme Court of Georgia · 1918
  5. Mincey v. CrowSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Lee v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1971
  2. Poss v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1966

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