Legal Opinion
Goldberg v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 24, 2007No. S06G2054PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARLEY, Justice.
Michael Goldberg was indicted for and found guilty of burglary. It was his fifth felony conviction, and his third for burglary. Before trial, the State provided notice that it would rely on Goldberg’s prior felony convictions for imposition of recidivist sentencing pursuant to OCGA § 17-10-7. Citing that Code section, the trial court sentenced him to a term of 20 years, with 10 to serve. Subsection (a) of OCGA § 17-10-7 provides that an accused who, having previously committed a felony, commits another,
shall be sentenced to undergo the longest period of time prescribed for the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Gee v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969
- Vines v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
- City of Buchanan v. PopeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
- Mann v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
- Alford v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
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3Cited by37 opinions
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