Legal Opinion
Jefferson v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 16, 1993No. A93A0606PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMurray, Presiding Judge.
Defendant Jefferson was convicted of 16 counts of armed robbery, five counts of rape, ten counts of aggravated assault, three counts of aggravated sodomy, and 23 other offenses for which he was sentenced to 24 life terms and 375 years to run consecutively. The convictions and judgment were affirmed on appeal, in which the only issue was the validity of the search and seizure which yielded incriminating evidence. Jefferson v. State, 199 Ga. App. 594 (405 SE2d 575) (1991).
Thereafter, defendant filed a pro se “petition to correct void sentences” in the trial court.…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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