HENRY v. HOPPER

30140.

235 Ga. 196 (1975)

219 S.E.2d 119

HENRY v. HOPPER.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided September 16, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. Bonner, Jr., for appellant.


INGRAM, Justice.

This is an appeal in a habeas corpus case from the Superior Court of Tattnall County. It is a one-issue case, but the issue reaches the core of an important aspect of the criminal justice system. The question posed is whether appellant, through no fault of his own, was denied the effective assistance of counsel following his trial, which resulted in his failure to file a timely appeal from his convictions for murder and armed robbery.

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