THORNTON v. AULT

29107.

233 Ga. 172 (1974)

210 S.E.2d 683

THORNTON v. AULT.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided October 25, 1974.

Rehearing Denied November 6, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. Bonner, Jr., for appellant.

Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Lois F. Oakley, for appellee.


GRICE, Chief Justice.

Vincent X. Thornton appeals from the denial of his petition for habeas corpus in the Superior Court of Butts County upon the ground that it was error to remand him to the custody of the respondent warden in the face of uncontradicted evidence that his appointed counsel at his criminal trial for armed robbery failed to advise him of his appellate rights as an indigent, and that he was otherwise unaware of them.

Upon the habeas corpus hearing...

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