BLACKMON v. SMITH

25984.

226 Ga. 849 (1970)

178 S.E.2d 176

BLACKMON v. SMITH, Warden.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided November 5, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ray Blackmon, pro se.

Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Harold N. Hill, Jr., Executive Assistant Attorney General, Marion O. Gordon, Courtney Wilder Stanton, Assistant Attorneys General, for appellee.


HAWES, Justice.

In his petition for habeas corpus, the appellant contended that he was denied his constitutional rights to due process of law in that he was denied the right and facilities to appeal the judgment of conviction. Appellant was tried for murder and convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 20 years in prison. The record shows without dispute that appellant was represented by appointed counsel; that after the...

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