HATTON v. SMITH

26751.

228 Ga. 378 (1971)

185 S.E.2d 388

HATTON v. SMITH.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided November 18, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank Hatton, pro se.

Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Harold N. Hill, Jr., Executive Assistant Attorney General, Courtney Wilder Stanton, Dorothy T. Beasley, Assistant Attorneys General, for appellee.


MOBLEY, Presiding Justice.

This is a habeas corpus case brought by Frank Hatton, who was indicted, tried, and convicted of rape in Fulton Superior Court, sentenced to 20 years, and is now serving in the State Penitentiary at Reidsville. The appeal is from the judgment finding that his constitutional rights had not been violated.

1. Enumerated error 1 alleges that the appellant was denied adequate counsel in the trial of his case in violation of the Sixth Amendment...

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