Lawrence v. State

Beasley, Judge.

Finding Jeffrey Lawrence had not met the terms of his probation and had committed two new violent misdemeanors, the court revoked the remaining four and one-half years of his probation. Lawrence appeals on the ground that OCGA § 42-8-34.1 (b) limits to two years the amount of probation a court may revoke. But where one basis for revoking probation is the failure to comply with “a special condition imposed pursuant to [OCGA § 42-8-34.1],” the two-year limit does not apply. OCGA § 42-8-34.1 (c). Because the trial court based the length of revocation on multiple grounds, the case…