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Banks v. State

Citations

  • 484 S.E.2d 786
  • 225 Ga. App. 754
  • 97 Fulton County D. Rep. 1678
  • 1997 Ga. App. LEXIS 485

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  • holding that because a prior burglary was introduced to show defendant’s intent to commit theft, less similarity between the prior crime and the present charge was required
  • holding that because a prior burglary was introduced to show defendant's intent to commit theft, less similarity between the prior crime and the present charge was required
  • vacating sentence and remanding case for resentencing because trial court failed to exercise discretion based on mistaken belief that its discretion was constrained by statute
  • no error in allowing investigator who did not testify to remain in courtroom during trial
  • “OCGA § 17-10-7 (a) required the trial court to impose the maximum sentence but gave it discretion to probate or suspend part of that sentence. Subsection (c

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Judges: Birdsong, Eldridge, Banke

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