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WILLIS v. PRICE

44275.

256 Ga. 767 (1987)

353 S.E.2d 488

WILLIS v. PRICE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided March 11, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Eddie Snelling, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, for appellant.

Lamar W. Sizemore, Jr., for appellee.

MARSHALL, Chief Justice.

Although "none of our cases hold[s] that a habeas corpus court lacks the authority to appoint counsel for an indigent habeas petitioner in the exercise of its discretion" (State of Ga. v. Davis, 246 Ga. 200, 202 (269 S.E.2d 461) (1980), Hill, J., dissenting; and see Sims v. Caldwell, 231 Ga. 377, 378-381 (202 S...

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