Harrison v. the State

ANDREWS, Presiding Judge.

After the trial court granted the State’s petition to revoke Richard Harrison’s probation and revoked his probation in full for a period greater than eight years, this Court granted Harrison’s application for discretionary appeal. Harrison argues on appeal that the trial court erred by revoking his probation for a period of time exceeding that authorized by OCGA § 42-8-34.1 (d) and by revoking his probation for behavior that did not violate a valid condition of probation. We conclude that under OCGA § 42-8-34.1 (d), the trial court was not authorized to revoke…