Legal Opinion
Long v. Stanley
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 11, 1946No. 15330PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Head, Justice.
(After stating 'the foregoing facts.) An amendment of a sentence after the term of court has expired should not be allowed. It was beyond the power of the court under the facts in this case to modify, amend, or revise the sentences. Porter v. Garmony, 148 Ga. 261 (96 S. E. 426); Shaw v. Benton, 148 Ga. 590 (97 S. E. 520); Auldridge v. Womble, 157 Ga. 64 (120 S. E. 620); Rutland v. State, 14 Ga. App. 746 (82 S. E. 293).
Testimony by the former judge of the city court and by the clerk of the city court as to the oral pronouncement of the judge when the sentences were imposed would…
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