THOMPSON v. GREENE

No. S95A1246.

462 S.E.2d 747 (1995)

265 Ga. 782

THOMPSON, Warden v. GREENE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

October 23, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Bowers, Atty. Gen., Susan V. Boleyn, Senior Asst. Atty. Gen., Department of Law, Atlanta, and Richard J. Warren, Asst. Atty. Gen., Atlanta, for Thompson.

Derrick A. Greene, Abbeville, pro se.


HINES, Justice.

On January 24, 1994, Derrick A. Greene pled guilty to one count of trafficking in cocaine in violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act. Sentencing was deferred until February 4, 1994, when Greene was sentenced to 26 years, 25 of which were to be served in incarceration. Greene filed an Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus. After an evidentiary hearing, the Superior Court of Wilcox County granted the relief Greene sought and set aside his...

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