Legal Opinion

Edwards v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 4, 2007No. A06A2280PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Adams, Judge.

Michael Edwards contends the trial court erroneously denied his motion for credit for time served in pretrial confinement. Prior to the incidents that led to the current case, Edwards had pleaded guilty on May 18, 1993 to possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. He appears to have had at least two other convictions as well. But the record does not reveal the terms of his sentences for these prior convictions, although he was apparently on parole for one of them.

With regard to the current charges, the record shows that Edwards’s pretrial confinement was comprised of three…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Cutter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  2. Smashey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  3. Addo v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  4. Sanford v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Leftwich v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  2. Warbington v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  3. Warbington v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  4. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  5. Reese v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009

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