Thrash v. Caldwell

Mobley, Chief Justice.

This appeal is from the judgment of the trial court in a habeas corpus proceeding dismissing the appellant’s petition for writ of habeas corpus for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.

1. The first enumerated error, complaining that he was denied a preliminary hearing or commitment hearing, is not a valid ground of a petition for writ of habeas corpus. This in no way affects the legality of his present detention. Ballard v. Smith, 225 Ga. 416 (4) (169 SE2d 329); Griffin v. Smith, 228 Ga. 177 (6) (184 SE2d 459). Furthermore, since the purpose of the…