Becoats v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “... [A]ny person who, after having been convicted under the laws of this state for three felonies . . . , commits a felony within this state shall, upon conviction for such fourth offense or for subsequent offenses, serve the maximum time provided in the sentence of the judge based upon such conviction and shall not be eligible for parole until the maximum sentence has been served.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Lee v. State

2. “Where a defendant is charged for separate crimes, arising out of separate incidents, and is sentenced for each crime in a separate order, those offenses are not considered 'consolidated' under OCGA § 17-10-7 (d).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 344 Ga. App. 67 - CONWELL v. the STATE.