Colton v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Phipps, Judge.
In 2008, Donald Colton was convicted of aggravated sexual battery and sexual battery. For the aggravated sexual battery conviction, he was given a sentence of 25 years imprisonment followed by probation for life, pursuant to the mandate of OCGA § 16-6-22.2 (c). Under OCGA § 17-10-6.1 (b) (2) (E), no portion of the mandatory minimum sentence shall be suspended, probated, or paroled.
Colton appeals his conviction of aggravated sexual battery and his sentence. He challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction. And he claims that his sentence constitutes cruel…
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