Jones v. State

BARNES, Presiding Judge.

Mark Bay Jones pled guilty to one count of theft by deception, OCGA § 16-8-3, after he was indicted in 2011 for taking $2,611.29 from an elderly victim in a roofing scheme. He was sentenced to ten years, with five years to be served in custody. Jones now appeals from the denial of his motion to withdraw his guilty plea and contends that his five-year prison sentence was grossly disproportionate to the crime committed and that his guilty plea was not knowingly entered. Following our review, we affirm.

1. With respect to whether a sentence is “grossly disproportionate,”…