Hester v. State

Ellington, Judge.

A Whitfield County jury found Eddie Weston Hester guilty of possessing marijuana with the intent to distribute, OCGA § 16-13-30. The trial court sentenced Hester to ten years imprisonment as a recidivist under OCGA § 17-10-7 (c). Hester appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, contending the trial court erred in sentencing him as a habitual felon because the State failed to carry its burden of proving that two of Hester’s four prior convictions were the result of knowing and voluntary guilty pleas. For the following reasons, we affirm.

Contrary to Hester’s…