Legal Opinion

Downs v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 13, 1982No. 64566PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Deen, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from the revocation of a probationary sentence. When a probationer fails to report to his probation officer, *486absconds, or there is a return of non est inventus to a subsequent warrant against him (all of which occurred here) the running of the probated sentence is automatically suspended until the probationer personally reports to his probation officer. The intervening period of time cannot be included in computing creditable time served, and, on the court ascertaining these facts, he is authorized to revoke the probation without notice to the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Georgia v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. Freeman v. Ryder Truck Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  3. Bragg v. BraggSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969
  4. Brown v. Boston Old Colony InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  5. Geeslin v. OpieSupreme Court of Georgia · 1964

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. In Re BolesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
  2. State v. GillCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  3. Downs v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
  4. Thomas v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985

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