BRYANT v. EVANS

35542.

244 Ga. 673 (1979)

261 S.E.2d 620

BRYANT v. EVANS.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided November 6, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. Bonner, Jr., for appellant.

Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, William B. Hill, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.


JORDAN, Justice.

In July, 1973, appellant entered a plea of guilty to 3 counts of selling heroin and was sentenced to fifteen years "as to each count." In July, 1975, at a habeas corpus hearing the court found that the words "as to each count" entered on the sentencing form was a clerical error and directed that the sentence be amended to reflect the correct sentence, i.e., five years on each count to be served consecutively.

Appellant sought permission to...

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