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229 Ga. 1

Dean v. Caldwell

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided April 6, 1972

Supreme Court of Georgia · decided 1972-04-06

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently September 1973

2 state decisions

Relies on Purvis v. Connell · Laidler v. Smith · MacK v. Youmans

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Decided 1972-04-06

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Nichols, Justice.

¶11. Where, as in this case, the evidence adduced at the habeas corpus hearing authorized a finding that the prisoner was fully advised as to his rights, was represented by competent counsel, and voluntarily and intelligently entered a plea of guilty, the judgment remanding the prisoner to custody was not error. Compare Mack v. Youmans, 228 Ga. 223 (184 SE2d 648); Laidler v. Smith, 227 Ga. 759 (182 SE2d 891); Purvis v. Connell, 227 Ga. 764 (182 SE2d 892).

¶22. The fact that a specially employed prosecuting attorney had previously represented the defendant in an unrelated matter is not a ground for a writ of habeas corpus.

¶3Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concur.
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