Entrekin v. State

Deen, Presiding Judge.

1. "Statutes providing for the suspension of a sentence or the probation of a defendant must be strictly followed.” Cross v. Huff, 208 Ga. 392, 396 (67 SE2d 124) (1951).

2. Code § 27-2709 (Ga. L. 1956, pp. 27, 31) provided: "The period of probation shall not exceed the maximum sentence of confinement which could be imposed upon such defendant.” Thus, for a misdemeanor, the probated sentence must be considered served at the end of the 12-month period. Ga. L. 1960, p. 1148, § 1, added to this sentence "except that in a prosecution for and conviction of the offense of…