Legal Opinion

Anderson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 13, 1973No. 48069PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Stolz, Judge.

1. "If the sentence of the court is within the limits prescribed by law for the offense charged, this court has no jurisdiction to review the sentence or the court’s refusal to reduce it.” Bowman v. State, 91 Ga. App. 52 (2) (86 SE2d 66) and cits. The appellant’s 7-months prison sentence for the misdemeanor of simple battery was within the limits fixed by law and this court cannot say that it is unjust, extreme, or oppressive. Hudson v. State, 108 Ga. App. 192, 200 (132 SE2d 508, 100 ALR2d 1395).

2. The issue of the contended excessiveness of the $2,000 bail assessed by the trial…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Jones v. GrimesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1964
  2. Hudson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
  3. Stevens v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1972
  4. Bowman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1954

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Clark v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
  2. Ingram v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
  3. Washington v. City of ColumbusCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
  4. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
  5. Heard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977

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