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Kelley v. State

Citations

  • 548 S.E.2d 357
  • 248 Ga. App. 721
  • 2001 Fulton County D. Rep. 1091
  • 2001 Ga. App. LEXIS 295

How courts have described this case

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  • holding Pearce presumption does not apply when first sentence is imposed after a guilty plea and the second is imposed after trial
  • holding Pearce presumption does not apply when first sentence is imposed after a guilty plea and the second is imposed after trial
  • aggravated assault under OCGA § 16-5-21 (a) (2) (2011) and battery under OCGA § 16-5-23.1 (a) have different required elements
  • even if merger of battery and aggravated assault were required, “court would have been authorized to merge the misdemeanor into the felony, rather than vice versa”

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Judges: Smith, Johnson, Phipps

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