ALLEN v. CALDWELL

24435.

224 Ga. 47 (1968)

159 S.E.2d 289

ALLEN v. CALDWELL, Warden.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided January 18, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hester & Hester, Frank B. Hester, for appellant.

Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Marion O. Gordon, Mathew Robins, Assistant Attorneys General, for appellee.


NICHOLS, Justice.

Ambry D. Allen, Jr. filed a petition seeking his release from custody under a sentence resulting from his plea of guilty of larceny of an automobile, the prisoner's contention being that such plea of guilty was induced by promises made by a now deceased solicitor general of the Atlanta Judicial Circuit. The record discloses that the prisoner entered pleas of guilty to a series of indictments and received sentences of not less than 5 years and not...

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