Legal Opinion
Mikell v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 17, 2011No. A11A0221PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHIPPS, Presiding Judge.
On January 22, 2004, Kenneth Mikell, Sr., was convicted of one count of enticing a child for indecent purposes and three counts of child molestation, and he was sentenced as a recidivist under OCGA § 17-10-7 (c). On May 29, 2009, he filed a motion to correct what he claimed was a void sentence. The court denied the motion, and Mikell appeals pro se.
A sentence is void if the court imposes punishment the law does not allow. The court sentenced Mikell to 20 years imprisonment for enticing a child for indecent purposes, which is within the statutory range for that offense.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
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- Nash v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
- Rooney v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
- Beck v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
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