MILLER, Judge.
James Wheeler, convicted of armed robbery, appeals from a life sentence, arguing that the trial court wrongly classified him as a recidivist offender. We agree that the State failed to provide evidence of that status. We must therefore remand this case to the trial court for a resentencing hearing.
Before Wheeler's trial, the State filed a notice that it was seeking recidivist punishment under OCGA § 17-10-7(a) in light of his previous...
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