JACKSON v. STATE

No. S08A0365.

660 S.E.2d 525 (2008)

JACKSON v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

April 21, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alexander Jackson, Jesup, pro se.

Spencer Lawton, Jr., Dist. Atty., George R. Asinc, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.


SEARS, Chief Justice.

The appellant, Alexander Jackson, appeals from the habeas court's order ruling against his claim that he received ineffective assistance of counsel when he pled guilty to two drug possession offenses. We conclude that the habeas court's judgment must be affirmed.

The habeas hearing transcript and Jackson's affidavit show that he testified that, when he pled guilty, he was not informed of the nature and elements of the drug possession...

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