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Jackson v. State

Citations

  • 535 S.E.2d 818
  • 244 Ga. App. 477
  • 2000 Fulton County D. Rep. 2865
  • 2000 Ga. App. LEXIS 740

How courts have described this case

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  • court stated mechanical policy of refusing to consider first offender treatment if the defendant opted for trial instead of entering a plea
  • court stated mechanical policy of refusing to consider first offender treatment if the defendant opted for trial instead of entering a plea
  • automatic refusal to consider first offender sentence after verdict is refusal to exercise discretion
  • remanded case for resentencing where trial court, in response to defendant’s request for first offender treatment, stated that, “ ‘[s]he already lost first offender, she went to trial. If she wants first offender, she enters a plea. I won’t consider that.’ ”

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Judges: Pope, Smith, Miller

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