Guest v. State

1. “Oral declarations of the judge constitute no part of the sentence until they have been put in writing and duly entered as such.” Long v. Stanley, 200 Ga. 239, 241 (36 S. E. 2d, 785).

2.. A sentence which is, in its entirety, ambiguous and doubtful should be given that construction which favors the liberty of the individual. Sentences in criminal cases are to be strictly construed, and, on a hearing of an issue made by motion to revoke a probation sentence on the theory that certain rules and regulations prescribed therein have been violated, it must appear that the rules were in fact…