REED v. STYNCHCOMBE

38392.

249 Ga. 344 (1982)

290 S.E.2d 469

REED v. STYNCHCOMBE et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided April 29, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Myra H. Dixon, for appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Richard Hicks, Assistant District Attorney, for appellees.


JORDAN, Chief Justice.

1. This is a habeas corpus proceeding. Code Ann. § 50-127 expressly applies to post-sentence habeas corpus proceedings. Therefore a certificate of probable cause was not a prerequisite for appeal in these pretrial habeas corpus proceedings that were filed by James Reed while he was in custody in lieu of bond pending trial on criminal charges.

The legislative intent to limit the requirement of a certificate of probable cause...

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