Huff v. McLarty

Hall, Justice.

This is an appeal by the Sheriff of Clarke County, Georgia, from an order of the superior court in a habeas corpus action releasing McLarty from custody on the ground that the term of his probationary sentence had expired. The major issue presented concerns the time at which a sentence begins to run.

In 1973, McLarty was one of the "Athens Eight” who were arrested during a sit-in at the office of the President of the University of Georgia. McLarty was convicted of criminal trespass, and was sentenced to pay a $500 fine and to serve 12 months on probation. In McLarty v. State, 231…