JOHNSON v. SMITH

No. S06A0122.

626 S.E.2d 470 (2006)

JOHNSON v. SMITH.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

February 13, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy R. Johnson, Reidsville, pro se.

Thurbert E. Baker, Atty. Gen., Laurie M. Hughes, Asst. Atty. Gen., Atlanta, for Appellee.


HUNSTEIN, Presiding Justice.

Petitioner Timothy Johnson appeals from the denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. For the reasons that follow, we reverse.

Johnson pled guilty in 1984 to charges of murder and armed robbery and was sentenced to three consecutive life sentences. He subsequently filed the instant habeas petition claiming, inter alia, that his pleas were not entered knowingly, intelligently and voluntarily because he was not advised of...

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