WIGGINS v. SMITH

26722.

228 Ga. 164 (1971)

184 S.E.2d 469

WIGGINS v. SMITH.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided October 7, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Wiggins, pro se.

Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Harold N. Hill, Jr., Executive Assistant Attorney General, Courtney Wilder Stanton, Assistant Attorney General, W. Hensell Harris, Jr., Deputy Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.


GRICE, Justice.

This appeal is from the denial of the writ of habeas corpus to a prisoner who claims that his detention is illegal because three sentences were imposed upon him pursuant to accusations instead of grand jury indictments contrary to Code Ann. § 27-704. Charles Wiggins makes this contention in a petition filed in the Superior Court of Tatnall County against S. Lamont Smith, Warden of the Georgia State Prison.

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