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BOYD v. ST. LAWRENCE

No. S06A1596.

637 S.E.2d 687 (2006)

BOYD v. ST. LAWRENCE, Sheriff.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

November 20, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dick Larry Boyd, Savannah, for appellant.

Emily Elizabeth Garrard, R. Jonathan Hart, Savannah, for appellee.

SEARS, Chief Justice.

In this pre-trial habeas action, the appellant, Dick Boyd, contended that he was entitled to be released from custody because he had not been taken before a "judicial officer authorized to receive an affidavit and issue a warrant"1 within 48 hours of his warrantless arrest as required by OCGA § 17-4-62. Boyd, however, was indicted shortly after he brought his habeas action, thus rendering moot any question regarding...

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