BARKSDALE v. RICKETTS

29231.

233 Ga. 60 (1974)

209 S.E.2d 631

BARKSDALE v. RICKETTS.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided October 17, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvin Barksdale, pro se.

Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Larry H. Evans, for appellee.


HALL, Justice.

In this appeal from the denial of his pro se habeas corpus petition by the Butts County Superior Court following a hearing, Melvin Barksdale attacks the 1973 entry of his guilty plea to a charge of theft by taking a tool box and contents of the value of $800. He contends that his appointed attorney was ineffective and that his plea was not voluntarily and intelligently entered. The record reflects that his admitted colleagues in this admitted crime...

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