MORGAN v. STATE

30282.

235 Ga. 632 (1975)

221 S.E.2d 47

MORGAN v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided December 2, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Kontz Bennett, for appellant.

Dewey Hayes, District Attorney, for appellee.


JORDAN, Justice.

Appellant was indicted for murder and convicted of voluntary manslaughter. During the sentencing phase the state introduced two prior misdemeanor convictions of appellant without counsel, to which appellant objected. The Court of Appeals affirmed, holding that it was unaware of any authority which made Argersinger v. Hamlin, 407 U.S. 25 (92 S.C. 2006, 32 LE2d 530) (1971), retroactive...

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