Legal Opinion

McKinney v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 16, 1999No. A99A1193PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Smith, Judge.

William Connors McKinney appeals from the order of the Gwinnett County Superior Court revoking the probation to which he was sentenced under the First Offender Act. In his enumeration of errors he raises issues involving double jeopardy and violation of the First Offender Act in sentencing. We find no implication here of double jeopardy principles and no error in the length of the sentence. Because we cannot discern from the record whether the trial court granted McKinney credit for the time he served on probation, we affirm the judgment but vacate McKinney’s sentence and remand…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. United States v. HalperSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Stephens v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  3. Nolen v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
  4. Fletcher v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  5. Pitts v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
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  3. Roland v. MeadowsSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  4. Simile v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  5. OTUWA v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010

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