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STATE v. COOPER

No. S06A1243.

636 S.E.2d 493 (2006)

The STATE v. COOPER.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

October 4, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael H. Crawford, Dist. Atty., Clarksville, Richard King Bridgeman, Asst. Dist. Atty., Toccoa, for Appellant.

Douglas L. Henry, Clarkesville, for Appellee.

CARLEY, Justice.

Acting pursuant to a plea bargain, Marion Cooper entered guilty pleas to two drug charges in 1992. After conducting a hearing, the trial court accepted the pleas and imposed the negotiated sentences. In 2005, Cooper petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus, alleging that the 1992 convictions were invalid and were being used to enhance his sentence for a federal offense. The habeas court granted Cooper's petition, finding that he

was not adequately...

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