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WRIGHT v. STATE

56166.

147 Ga. App. 198 (1978)

248 S.E.2d 232

WRIGHT v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided September 12, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alvin T. Wong, for appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Joseph J. Drolet, R. David Petersen, Richard E. Hicks, Assistant District Attorneys, for appellee.

BELL, Chief Judge.

1. The state has moved to dismiss the appeal because of mootness as the defendant has served his sentence. An appellate court may dismiss an appeal in a criminal case where the sentence has been served, but may also in the exercise of discretion decide the case even after the sentence has been served. Baker v. State, 240 Ga. 431 (241 S.E.2d 187). We decline to dismiss and...

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