Legal Opinion

White v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 13, 2017No. S17A0874

1Opinion of the Court

302 Ga. 69

FINAL COPY S17A0874. WHITE v. THE STATE. BOGGS, Justice. In 1992, Cynthia White was found guilty of felony murder and cruelty to children in the death of her three-year-old son. We affirmed her convictions in White v. State,

265 Ga. 392

( 456 SE2d 587) (1995). In July 2016, White filed a pro se “Petition for Resentencing Under the First Offenders Act.” She now appeals from the trial court’s denial of that motion. We affirm. 1. White argues on appeal that she was eligible for first offender treatment pursuant to OCGA § 42-8-66, which provides for the retroactive exoneration of guilt…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Bishop v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2017
  2. White v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
  3. White v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995

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