Harper v. State

Blackburn, Presiding Judge.

Convicted on drug charges and sentenced to 50 years (15 to serve), Nathaniel Harper, acting pro se, appeals the trial court’s ruling on his motion to clarify his sentence as to whether the sentence was entered pursuant to OCGA § 17-10-7 (a) (parole allowed) or pursuant to OCGA § 17-10-7 (c) (no parole allowed). We hold that the court did clarify the sentence as being entered pursuant to OCGA § 17-10-7 (c), and further that based on Harper’s five prior felony convictions, the sentence was properly entered. Accordingly, we affirm.

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