Hoosline v. State

Although I concur with the result reached by the majority, I write separately, because I do not agree that the defendant was in fact adjudicated guilty when the trial court accepted her guilty plea under OCGA § 16-13-2 (the Conditional Discharge Act) and sentenced her *178to five years on probation. Notably, the plea hearing transcript states that the defendant was sentenced to probation under OCGA § 16-13-2. After Hoosline failed to meet the terms of her probation, the State filed a petition for adjudication of guilt, which specifically stated that Hoosline was sentenced under the Conditional…