Michael Stephen Tackett v. State

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ May 21, 2018 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A18A0759. TACKETT v. STATE. Following a jury trial in 2014, Michael Stephen Tackett was found guilty of aggravated battery, obstruction of an officer, obstruction of emergency medical personnel and simple assault. He was sentenced to 30 years, with ten years to be served in confinement and the remainder to be served on probation . It does not appear from the record that Tackett ever sought a direct appeal of his conviction or sentence. On August 28, 2017,…