Harris v. State

Blackburn, Presiding Judge.

After entering a plea of guilty to the charge of shoplifting, Emory Harris appeals from the sentence imposed on him. Harris contends that the trial court erroneously considered prior guilty pleas to other felonies in sentencing him as a recidivist offender pursuant to OCGA § 17-10-7 (c). For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the sentence of the trial court.

During sentencing, the State offered certified copies of five prior felony convictions. Harris objected to the evidence of four of the five convictions, which represented prior guilty pleas, contending that…