276 Ga. 396
Decided March 27, 2003
Supreme Court of Georgia · decided 2003-03-27
Relies on Gaither v. Gibby
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Decided 2003-03-27
Cited by 21 later decisions — most recently January 2023
21 state decisions
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¶1Because the habeas court improperly granted relief to Colack before the habeas petition was served on the State and without the benefit of a hearing on the merits of the petition, the habeas court’s judgment is reversed and the case is remanded to the habeas court for a full hearing.
¶2Judgment reversed.
¶3 See Gaither v. Gibby, 267 Ga. 96, 97 (475 SE2d 603) (1996).