Legal Opinion
Hewell v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 5, 1977No. 31783PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jordan, Justice.
The Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction and sentence of Ricky Hewell for burglary. Hewell v. State, 139 Ga. App. 622 (229 SE2d 92) (1976). This court granted Hewell’s application for writ of certiorari to consider two questions in connection with his sentence.
1. The Court of Appeals held in Division 3: "In Hewell v. State, 136 Ga. App. 420, supra [(221 SE2d 219) (1975)], it is noted that the defendant was sentenced to serve a term of 17 years (12 in confinement and the remainder on probation). The sentence here was 10 years. The mere fact that it was to be served…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Anthony v. HopperSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Gates v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1972
- Hewell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
- Hewell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
3Cited by17 opinions
- Potts v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Bowden v. ZantSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
- Carroll v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
- Beecher v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
- Duffey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
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