Arnold v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Phipps, Judge.
Cornelius Demond Arnold pled guilty to multiple charges stemming from a domestic incident. The trial court sentenced him to serve 24 months in jail. He appeals, arguing that his plea was not voluntary and that his sentence is void. We find no error in the trial court’s acceptance of Arnold’s guilty plea, but we agree that the sentence imposed on one of the charges exceeds the maximum statutory limit and is therefore void. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of conviction, but vacate the sentence in part and remand for resentencing.
1. We first address the state’s contention that…
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