Fairchild v. Mullan

How courts have described this case

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• holding that the split-sentence requirement for defendant convicted of a sexual offense applied to each sexual offense count rather than aggregate sentence
• explaining that it is for the trial courts to exercise the discretion to “fashion sentences that fit the crimes for which the defendant is convicted, so long as the sentences fall within the statutory ranges”
• discussing trial court’s discretion to sentence a defendant within the statutory range for each count of conviction
• interpreting OCGA § 17-10-6.2 as requiring a split sentence for each conviction for applicable sexual offenses
• noting that under OCGA § 17-10-6.2 (b) “a defendant convicted of a sexual offense must receive a split sentence: that is, a sentence that includes a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment followed by an additional probated sentence of at least one year”
• defining a “split sentence” as “a sentence that includes a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment followed by an additional probated sentence of at least one year”

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