Legal Opinion
Burg v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 27, 2009No. A08A1041PublishedCited by 471 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Presiding Judge.
In November 1989, Daniel James Burg pled guilty to three counts of aggravated child molestation, and the trial court sentenced him to a total of 30 years in prison. Almost eight years later, Burg moved to correct his “void sentence,” arguing that the trial court enhanced the sentence based on false and erroneous information. The trial court denied the motion, and Burg appeals. For reasons that follow, we lack jurisdiction to consider Burg’s arguments. We are compelled, therefore, to dismiss his appeal.
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