Legal Opinion

Corey v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 31, 1995No. A94A2088PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ruffin, Judge.

Michael J. Corey appeals from his sentence of life imprisonment for armed robbery.

In his sole enumeration of error, Corey contends the trial court erred in denying his motion to modify his sentence. Corey argues that OCGA § 16-8-41 (b), under which he was sentenced, is unconstitutionally vague because it provides two maximum sentences, one of life imprisonment and another of 20 years. We disagree.

OCGA § 16-8-41 (b) provides in pertinent part that “[a] person convicted of the offense of armed robbery shall be punished by death or imprisonment for life or by imprisonment for not…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Thornton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1970
  2. Getty v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  3. Flagg v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988

3Cited by3 opinions

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  2. Shakrystin Brinae Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2016
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