DIXON v. CALDWELL

26957.

228 Ga. 658 (1972)

187 S.E.2d 292

DIXON v. CALDWELL.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided February 11, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tommie Dixon, pro se.

Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Harold N. Hill, Jr., Executive Assistant Attorney General, Courtney Wilder Stanton, Dorothy T. Beasley, Assistant Attorneys General, for appellee.


MOBLEY, Presiding Justice.

Tom Dixon was convicted of armed robbery in the Superior Court of Dougherty County, and sentenced to imprisonment of 20 years. He filed his petition for writ of habeas corpus asserting the illegality of his restraint. He represented himself in the habeas corpus court, and in the appeal in this court.

1. The first error enumerated is that the appellant was denied an attorney to represent him in the habeas corpus proceeding. This court...

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