Bolden v. State

Hunstein, Justice.

We granted Cordie Bolden’s petition for certiorari to address whether the Court of Appeals correctly ruled that the State could use Bolden’s plea of nolo contendere to establish a violation of her probation. See Bolden v. State, 250 Ga. App. 825 (552 SE2d 533) (2001). We hold that under the plain and unambiguous language of OCGA § 17- 7-95 (c) a nolo contendere plea cannot be used to establish a probation violation. Accordingly, we reverse.

Decided May 13, 2002. Gerard B. Kleinrock, for appellant. J. Tom Morgan, District Attorney, Barbara B. Conroy, Assistant District…