Legal Opinion
Ortiz v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 3, 1996No. S96A0585Published
1Opinion of the Court
470 S.E.2d 874 (1996)
266 Ga. 752
ORTIZ
v.
The STATE.
No. S96A0585.
Supreme Court of Georgia.
June 3, 1996.
Devon A. Orland, Decatur, for Ortiz.
J. Tom Morgan, Dist. Atty., Decatur, Jeffrey H. Brickman, Desiree S. Peagler, Asst. Dist. Attys., Decatur, for State.
BENHAM, Chief Justice.
Robert Ortiz was convicted of rape, aggravated sodomy, and burglary, and was sentenced to life imprisonment without possibility of parole under OCGA § 17-10-7(b), and to a consecutive sentence of 20 years imprisonment. This Court has jurisdiction over this appeal because the issue of the constitutionality of OCGA §…
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