Hester v. State

Adams, Judge.

Eddie Weston Hester appeals from the trial court’s denial of his pro se Motion to Correct Illegal Sentence challenging his sentence under the recidivist provisions of OCGA § 17-10-7. After Hester was convicted by a jury in 2000 of possessing marijuana with the intent to distribute, the trial court sentenced Hester to serve the maximum penalty of ten years, without probation under OCGA § 17-10-7 (c). Hester filed a direct appeal of his recidivist sentence asserting that the state failed to carry its burden of demonstrating that two of his prior four convictions were the result of…