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STATE v. CARDEN

No. A06A1223.

637 S.E.2d 493 (2006)

The STATE v. CARDEN.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

October 16, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David McDade, District Attorney, Christopher R. Johnson, Jeffrey L. Ballew, Assistant District Attorneys, for appellant.

Sexton, Key & Hendrix, Joseph S. Key, Stockbridge, for appellee.

PHIPPS, Judge.

The state appeals the sentence imposed upon Deborah Lee Carden for methamphetamine trafficking, contending that it is void. The state has only a limited right of appeal in criminal cases,1 and OCGA § 5-7-1(a) enumerates the circumstances.2 In this case, the state relies upon paragraph (5) of that subsection, pursuant to which it may contest a void sentence.3...

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