Pope v. State

SMITH, Presiding Judge.

Chauncey Pope appeals from the trial court’s denial of his plea in bar based upon double jeopardy. For the following reasons, we affirm.

The record reveals that Pope was charged in a Fulton County indictment with attempt to commit burglary, theft by receiving a stolen automobile, obstruction (Counts 1-3), and two counts of theft by receiving stolen laptop computers (Counts 4 and 5). On September 23, 2009, the trial court held a hearing on Pope’s nonnegotiated plea. During the plea colloquy, the State informed the court that it was dead docketing Counts 4 and 5 because…