Stembridge v. State

MCMILLIAN, Judge.

Stacey Stembridge appeals the trial court’s order denying his “Motion in Autrefois Convict/Plea in Bar” under OCGA § 16-1-8 (c) against a charge of trafficking in cocaine. In reviewing the grant or denial of such a motion/plea “where the evidence is uncontroverted and no question regarding the credibility of witnesses is presented, as here, we review de novo the trial court’s application of the law to the undisputed facts.” (Citation and punctuation omitted.) State v. Jeffries, 298 Ga. App. 141, 142 (679 SE2d 368) (2009). And after applying a de novo review, we affirm.

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