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GILES v. FORD

45424.

258 Ga. 245 (1988)

368 S.E.2d 318

GILES v. FORD.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided May 26, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, J. Michael Davis, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Long, Weinberg, Ansley & Wheeler, Ben L. Weinberg, Jr., Daniel M. Jennings, amicus curiae.

CLARKE, Presiding Justice.

Giles, a prisoner in the state system, attempted to file a pro se in forma pauperis petition for habeas corpus in Muscogee County Superior Court. The court disallowed the filing based on OCGA § 9-15-2 (d). That section permits a trial court to deny the filing of a pro se in forma pauperis complaint after determining that on its face the pleading completely lacks justiciable law or fact. Giles maintains that this statute does not apply...

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