CRAWFORD v. LINAHAN

34312.

243 Ga. 161 (1979)

253 S.E.2d 171

CRAWFORD v. LINAHAN.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided February 15, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert C. Kates, for appellant.

Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Harrison Kohler, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Leland Linahan, pro se.


MARSHALL, Justice.

The habeas corpus petitioner was convicted in Coweta Superior Court of murder and cruelty to a child, receiving consecutive sentences of life and five years' imprisonment. The basis of her petition is the allegation that, as an indigent, she had been unaware of her absolute right to the free assistance of appointed counsel to make an appeal for her and that her appointed attorney, David Rutledge, rendered ineffective appellate assistance of counsel...

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