Bryant v. Vowell

Benham, Justice.

Petitioner Xavier Bryant is confined in the Tift County Jail in the custody of appellee Sheriff Gary Vowell while he awaits trial on charges involving a purported molestation of his stepsister. His pre-trial petition for a writ of habeas corpus was denied and, as a prisoner awaiting trial and in custody in lieu of bond, Bryant is entitled to a direct appeal from the denial of habeas relief. Smith v. Nichols, 270 Ga. 550 (1) (512 SE2d 279) (1999).

The crux of this appeal is the charges to which the remediative portion of OCGA § 17-7-50 applies. The statute provides:

Any person…