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DODSON v. GRIMES

22634.

220 Ga. 269 (1964)

138 S.E.2d 311

DODSON v. GRIMES, Sheriff.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided September 28, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter M. Henritze, Jr., for plaintiff in error.

William T. Boyd, Solicitor General, John I. Kelley, Solicitor, Loy W. Milam, J. Walter LeCraw, contra.

ALMAND, Justice.

Roy Dodson sought by his petition a writ of habeas corpus for his release from the custody of Ralph Grimes, Sheriff of Fulton County. He alleged that he was being held in custody by reason of a warrant issued on June 6, 1964, by a justice of the peace, accusing him of attempted rape. He asserted that (a) he was innocent of any crime, (b) the warrant was void on its face and, (c) he had been held for over 72 hours without a committal hearing. Attached...

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