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BUXTON v. BROWN

23711.

222 Ga. 564 (1966)

150 S.E.2d 636

BUXTON v. BROWN, Warden.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided September 22, 1966.

Rehearing Denied October 6, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Altman & Johnson, Sol Altman, for appellant.

Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, G. Ernest Tidwell, Executive Assistant Attorney General, Charles B. Merrill, Jr., for appellee.

CANDLER. Presiding Justice.

On October 27, 1964, John M. Buxton was convicted of burglary in Thomas County and was sentenced to serve a prison term of 7 years. On January 14, 1966, he brought habeas corpus against D. H. Brown, Warden of the Decatur County Prison Branch of the Georgia Penal System. His petition for the writ alleges that his detention is illegal because: (1) after conviction he, as an indigent person, was not...

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