McClendon v. State

BARNES, Presiding Judge.

Jason Kelly McClendon appeals from the order of the trial court denying his “Motion to Hold Judgment Void Pursuant to OCGA § 17-9-4.” McClendon was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to serve 20 years in confinement, but his sentence was reduced to 15 years by the Sentence Review Panel. McClendon contends that the trial court erred in holding void the Sentence Review Panel’s order that modified his original sentence. Upon our review, we reverse.

On September 14, 1996, McClendon, then 14 years old, was found guilty of the voluntary manslaughter of his…