GARRETT v. STATE

No. S08A0172.

663 S.E.2d 153 (2008)

GARRETT v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

June 30, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe P. Garrett, Jonesville, pro se appellant.

Spencer Lawton, Jr., Dist. Atty., Jennifer P. Guyer, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.


MELTON, Justice.

On January 7, 1993, Joe Perry Garrett pled guilty to one count of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute based on police officers finding seven grams of crack cocaine in his car. In February 2003, Garrett, now a federal inmate, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus, contending ineffectiveness of his trial counsel with respect to his negotiated plea. Specifically, Garrett contended that, during plea negotiations, he was...

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