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STEPHENS v. STATE

No. A02A2224.

578 S.E.2d 179 (2003)

259 Ga. App. 564

STEPHENS v. The STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

February 11, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cannon & Cannon, David L. Cannon, Jr., Canton, for appellant.

Garry T. Moss, Dist. Atty., for appellee.

MILLER, Judge.

After pleading guilty to burglary and misdemeanor obstruction, Johnny Lee Stephens was sentenced as a recidivist to 20 years, the maximum sentence for burglary. On appeal he contends that the trial court erred in concluding that it had no discretion to sentence Stephens as a recidivist to anything other than the maximum period of confinement. Since Stephens had prior felony convictions for both burglary and forgery, we hold that the trial court did...

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