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JONES v. SMITH

26923.

228 Ga. 648 (1972)

187 S.E.2d 298

JONES v. SMITH.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided February 11, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lester Jones, pro se.

Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Harold N. Hill, Jr., Executive Assistant Attorney General, Courtney Wilder Stanton, William F. Bartee, Jr., Assistant Attorneys General, for appellee.

NICHOLS, Justice.

The petitioner in this habeas corpus case was indicted for rape. After waiving formal arraignment, copy of bill of indictment, etc., he entered a plea of not guilty on April 10, 1970. On April 22, 1970, his plea of not guilty to the offense of rape was changed to a plea of guilty of aggravated assault. He was sentenced to ten years imprisonment upon such charge and thereafter the present petition for a writ of habeas corpus was filed. The trial court...

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