Riley v. State

Andrews, Presiding Judge.

After being charged with two counts of armed robbery, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime and possession of a sawed-off shotgun, Larry Riley and Michael Barnes pled guilty and were sentenced to fifteen years, with eight to serve, followed by seven years probation. Because the trial court gave Riley and Barnes first offender status under OCGA § 42-8-60, it did not sentence them to serve the ten-year mandatory minimum sentence required by OCGA § 17-10-6.1 (b) for serious violent felonies. As a result, the Department of Corrections refused to pick up…