Legal Opinion
State v. Stanford
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 19, 2021No. S21G0226PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
312 Ga. 707
FINAL COPY S21G0226. THE STATE v. STANFORD. PETERSON, Justice. The State challenges the suspension of part of Antwon Stanford’s recidivist burglary sentence. The trial court and the Court of Appeals concluded that the suspension was authorized by OCGA § 17-10-7 (a), part of the general recidivist statute, as interpreted by our decision in Goldberg v. State,
282 Ga. 542
( 651 SE2d 667) (2007). But Goldberg decided only the right length of recidivist burglary sentences, not whether they can be suspended for offenders like Stanford. OCGA § 16-7-1 (d), part of the burglary statute,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Waits v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
- Pritchard v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968
- Goldberg v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
- Wolfe v. Board of RegentsSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016
- State v. NankervisSupreme Court of Georgia · 2014
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3Cited by8 opinions
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