250 Ga. App. 276 - Barnes v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “Although the right to counsel extends to misdemeanor prosecutions where imprisonment may result (Argersinger v. Hamlin, 407 U. S. 25 (92 SC 2006, 32 LE2d 530) (1972)), our Supreme Court has interpreted Argersinger as requiring that a defendant in a misdemeanor criminal prosecution be entitled to counsel only where the defendant is sentenced to actual imprisonment. Brawner v. State, 250 Ga. 125 (2) ( 296 SE2d 551 ) (1982); Johnston v. State, 236 Ga. 370 (3) ( 223 SE2d 808 ) (1976); see also Sams v. State, 162 Ga. App. 118 (1) ( 290 SE2d 321 ) (1982). [Cit.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Miller-Roy v. State

2. “[bjecause Barnes was not actually imprisoned, she was not entitled to counsel. As a result, we find no merit in her claim that her conviction must be reversed based on a lack of information about her right to counsel or a failure by the trial court to find a valid waiver of that alleged right on the record.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 261 Ga. App. 112 - Barnes v. State