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# O.C.G.A. § 42-8-64. Appeal of sentence imposed under article.

A defendant sentenced pursuant to this article shall have the right to appeal in the same manner and with the same scope and same effect as if a judgment of conviction had been entered and appealed from.

## History

Ga. L. 1968, p. 324, § 5; Ga. L. 2016, p. 443, § 6A-1/SB 367.

## Law Reviews

For article on the 2016 amendment of this Code section, see 33 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 139 (2016).