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BOWERS v. MOORE

No. S96A0942.

471 S.E.2d 869 (1996)

266 Ga. 893

BOWERS v. MOORE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

July 1, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marla Deen Brooks, Beth Attaway, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept. of Law, Atlanta, for Michael J. Bowers.

Michael J. Bowers, Atty. Gen., Dept. of Law, Atlanta, pro se.

Rise H. Weathersby, Brian Mendelsohn, Federal Defenders, Federal Defender Program, Inc., Atlanta, for Willie James Moore.

SEARS, Justice.

The State appeals from the grant of habeas relief to Petitioner Willie James Moore. Because we find that guilty pleas entered by Moore to separate charges in 1973 and 1978 were invalid under Boykin v. Alabama,1 we affirm.

In 1973, Moore pled guilty to the offense of aggravated assault before the Superior Court of Clayton County. In 1978, Moore again pled guilty to another charge of aggravated assault, again...

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