STATE v. HEMDANI

No. S07A1560.

651 S.E.2d 734 (2007)

The STATE v. HEMDANI.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

October 9, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alvera Angelica Wheeler, Asst. Dist. Atty., Robert D. James, Jr., Decatur, Gwendolyn Keyes Fleming, Dist. Atty., for Appellant.

Noah Howard Pines, Ross & Pines, LLC, Atlanta, for Appellee.


MELTON, Justice.

Following the grant of habeas corpus relief to Ameer Hemdani, the State appeals, contending that the habeas court erred by finding that Hemdani's guilty pleas to one count of sexual battery and one count of simple battery were not knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently made. We affirm.

In habeas proceedings, the State bears the burden of showing that a challenged guilty plea was knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently entered.

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