Legal Opinion
Graham v. Ault
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 11, 1996No. S96A0283PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Benham, Chief Justice.
Appellant Joe Graham, Jr. is a prisoner in a state correctional institution. Acting pro se, he sought to file a petition for mandamus as an indigent person. The petition was a form pleading which Graham completed by writing “Please see attached petition and brief’ in every blank space. Acting pursuant to OCGA § 9-15-2 (d), the clerk of the superior court presented the pleading to a superior court judge for review before filing. The trial court denied Graham’s request to file the pleading in forma pauperis after determining that the complaint showed a complete absence of…
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