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PREER v. JOHNSON

No. S04A2035.

610 S.E.2d 46 (2005)

279 Ga. 90

PREER v. JOHNSON et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

March 7, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Garland, Samuel & loeb, Donald F. Samuel, William C. Lea, Atlanta, for appellant.

William P. Rowe, III, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, for appellees.

FLETCHER, Chief Justice.

The question in this case is whether a properly filed habeas corpus petition may be transferred to another county's superior court when the petitioner is transferred to that county for detention. We hold that the habeas petition may be transferred so long as the petitioner's transfer is not done to frustrate habeas relief.

This Court affirmed Eric Preer's convictions for malice murder and...

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