Strickland v. State

Miller, Chief Judge.

A jury convicted Tammy Denise Strickland of one count of trafficking in methamphetamine (OCGA § 16-13-31 (f) (1)), whereby the trial court sentenced her to ten years confinement. Thereafter, the trial court held a hearing and resentenced Strickland to ten years confinement and a $200,000 fine. Strickland appeals, contending that the trial court erred in increasing her sentence after she had already begun to serve it. Given that OCGA § 16-13-31 (fj (1) requires a mandatory minimum sentence of ten years and a $200,000 fine, and the sentence as imposed failed to include the…