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139 Ga. App. 553

228 S.E.2d 722

Porterfield v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 13, 1976

Court of Appeals of Georgia · decided 1976-09-13

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Decided 1976-09-13

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Cited by 11 later decisions — most recently December 2020

11 state decisions

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Webb, Judge,

¶1concurring specially.

¶2I concur in the judgment. Where one convicted has reason to believe his sentence is too harsh, he has the right to have such sentence, if it is for five or more years, reviewed by a panel of three superior court judges pursuant to and as provided by Code Ann. § 27-2511.1 (Ga. L. 1974, pp. 352, 358).

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