Legal Opinion

Blevins v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 22, 2007No. A06A1982Published

1Opinion of the Court

Ruffin, Judge.

A jury found William Blevins guilty of two counts of child molestation, and the trial court sentenced him to life in prison, which *695apparently the court believed to be mandatory. In Blevins v. State,1 we affirmed his convictions, but remanded the case in order for the trial court to exercise its discretion in sentencing Blevins.2 On remand, the trial court, exercising its discretion, once again sentenced Blevins to life imprisonment. In his sole enumeration of error on appeal, Blevins argues that the trial court erred in imposing a life sentence because the State failed to…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Blevins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  2. Hayes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  3. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  4. Cabell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001

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