Burchette v. State

Ellington, Judge.

In August 2001, a Forsyth County jury convicted Michael Burchette of arson, OCGA§ 16-7-60. The trial court denied his request for first offender treatment under OCGA § 42-8-60 and sentenced him to 15 years probation. After this Court affirmed his conviction, Burchette filed a motion with the trial court to modify his sentence by granting him first offender treatment. The court denied the motion, finding that it could not grant first offender treatment after it had imposed sentence. Burchette appeals and, finding no error, we affirm.

Georgia’s first offender law, OCGA § 42-8-60…