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Dean v. CaldwellDean v. Caldwell

Supreme Court of Georgia
Apr 6, 1972
27093
Reporters:
, ,
Before:
Nichols
Nichols, Justice.

1. 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).

2. 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.

Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Dean v. Caldwell
Court Name: Supreme Court of Georgia
Date Published: Apr 6, 1972
Citations: 229 Ga. 1; 189 S.E.2d 79; 1972 Ga. LEXIS 480; 27093
Docket Number: 27093
Court Abbreviation: Ga.
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