Coleman v. Caldwell

Nichols, Justice.

This is an appeal in a habeas corpus case where the prisoner was remanded to custody. The prisoner was convicted of theft by taking and sentenced to ten years imprisonment. Held:

1. Under the decision of this court in the case of Todd v. State, 228 Ga. 746 (187 SE2d 831), the trial of the defendant in accordance with the provisions of the Act of 1970 (Ga. L. 1970, pp. 949, 950; Code Ann. §27-2534), although the date the alleged crime was committed was prior to the effective date of such Act, is not a proper ground to set aside a conviction upon a petition for writ of habeas…