Court of Appeals of Georgia February 11, 2003, A02A2224 (Stephens v. State)

Miller, Judge.

After pleading guilty to burglary and misdemeanor obstruction, Johnny Lee Stephens was sentenced as a recidivist to 20 years, the maximum sentence for burglary. On appeal he contends that the trial court erred in concluding that it had no discretion to sentence Stephens as a recidivist to anything other than the maximum period of

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confinement.