HOPPER v. THOMPSON

28761.

232 Ga. 417 (1974)

207 S.E.2d 57

HOPPER v. THOMPSON.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided June 19, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, William F. Bartee, Jr., B. Dean Grindle, Jr., Assistant Attorneys General, for appellant.

James C. Bonner, Jr., for appellee.


GRICE, Chief Justice.

Joe S. Hopper, Warden of the Georgia State prison, appeals from the judgment of the Superior Court of Tattnall County granting the writ of habeas corpus and setting aside the sentence of 15 years for burglary imposed upon the petitioner Lowell David Thompson by the Superior Court of Clayton County.

Upon the habeas corpus hearing the petitioner asserted that he was denied the right to appeal his burglary conviction and that prior invalid...

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