Johnson v. State

Thompson, Justice.

John Johnson was convicted of the offense of misdemeanor grade involuntary manslaughter. OCGA § 16-5-3 (b). He was sentenced to probation for a period of 12 months, conditioned in part upon successful completion of a 120-day program of confinement in a special alternative incarceration — probation boot camp — unit of the Department of Corrections. He was also ordered to remain incarcerated in the county jail until his acceptance into the boot camp program. On appeal to the Court of Appeals, Johnson asserted, inter alia, that both his attendance at boot camp and his…