277 Ga. App. 605 - State v. Plunkett’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “when OCGA § 42-1-12 (a) (3) was modified to require first offenders to register, the bill enacting the change explicitly stated: “This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2004, and shall apply to sentences imposed on or after July 1, 2004.” Ga. L. 2004, p. 1066, § 3. Therefore, as Plunkett was sentenced in December 2001, the new statutory language does not apply to him, and the trial court was authorized to order that Plunkett need not register under OCGA § 42-1-12 (a) (3).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 282 Ga. App. 714 - Peters v. Donald

2. “A defendant who is discharged without adjudication of guilt and who is not considered to have a criminal conviction pursuant to the First Offender Act shall be subject to the registration requirements of this Code section for the period of time prior to the defendant’s discharge after completion of his or her sentence or upon the defendant being adjudicated guilty. . . . Ga. L. 2004, p. 1064, § 1.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 283 Ga. App. 289 - Ethridge v. State