PHIPPS, Judge.
As part of a negotiated plea, Michael J. Taylor pled guilty to the May 18, 1998 armed robbery of a pizza restaurant. Taylor appeals the trial court's ruling that it lacked discretion to sentence Taylor under OCGA § 17-10-1(b), which would allow the parole board to consider him for parole prior to the completion of his ten-year sentence. Because we find that the mandatory minimum sentence requirements applicable to serious violent felonies (as set...
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