Dodd v. Williams

ORDER

HAROLD L. MURPHY, District Judge.

Petitioner is a state prisoner currently serving a ten-year sentence imposed pursuant to a plea agreement by the Superior Court of Whitfield County, Georgia. The Superior Court, later sitting as a habeas corpus court, granted petitioner partial relief on a state habeas petition, but concluded, after a hearing, that petitioner’s guilty plea was knowing and voluntary, and that petitioner received effective assistance of counsel. Following exhaustion of available state remedies, petitioner, through counsel, instituted this action for a writ of habeas corpus…