1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. S.E.2d
  4. 576 S.E.2d
  5. 576 S.E.2d 637 (2003)
 

DORSEY v. STATE

No. A02A2258.

576 S.E.2d 637 (2003)

259 Ga. App. 254

DORSEY v. The STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

January 17, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh O. Morris, Jr., for appellant.

Kenneth B. Hodges III, Dist. Atty., Gregory W. Edwards, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

BLACKBURN, Presiding Judge.

A jury found Jim Dorsey guilty of felony escape, and the trial court imposed a ten-year sentence.1 Contesting the legal definition of the term "conviction" utilized at his trial, Dorsey filed this appeal. After applying the controlling law to these most unique facts, we reverse the judgment, vacate the sentence, and remand for resentencing.

On May 5, 1998, Dorsey pleaded guilty to charges under indictment...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases