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ROLLAND v. MARTIN

No. S06A1632.

637 S.E.2d 23 (2006)

ROLLAND v. MARTIN, Warden.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

October 30, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Rolland, Rome, pro se.

Thurbert E. Baker, Atty. Gen., Paula Khristian Smith, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellant.

Sarah L. Gerwig-Moore, Director, Criminal Appeals Clinic, Mercer Law School, Laura W. Harper, Mercer Criminal Appeals Clinic, Mercer University School of Law, Macon, amicus appellant.

CARLEY, Justice.

After being convicted of several counts of burglary and other charges in 2003, James Rolland filed a verified petition for writ of habeas corpus in 2005. The sole ground of the petition reads as follows: "The petitioner asserts that his trial counsel . . . rendered ineffective assistance . . . by abandoning the case, without filing a motion for new trial and notice of appeal after being informed by petitioner." Rolland subsequently filed a brief with...

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