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REED v. HOPPER

30269.

235 Ga. 298 (1975)

219 S.E.2d 409

REED v. HOPPER.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided September 16, 1975.

Rehearing Denied September 30, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel A. Willis, Jr., for appellant.

Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, John W. Dunsmore, Jr., Deputy Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

UNDERCOFLER, Presiding Justice.

This court granted a certificate of probable cause in this habeas corpus case to determine the constitutionality of the 1975 Habeas Corpus Act. Ga. L. 1975, pp. 1143, 1145, Sec. 3 (11 a, b).

1. The appellant contends that the 1975 Habeas Corpus Act is unconstitutional because it violates Art. I, Sec. I, Par. IV of the 1945 Constitution which provides: "No person shall be deprived of the right to prosecute or defend his own cause...

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