Thomas v. Newsome

OWENS, Chief Judge:

On February 16, 1984, petitioner Albert Thomas, proceeding pro se, filed this 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition attacking his convictions in the Superior Court of Clarke County, Georgia, for armed robbery and kidnapping and also attacking the two consecutive life sentences that he received for committing these offenses. In response to his motion, Floyd M. Buford, Esq., of Macon, Georgia was appointed to represent him.

Appointed counsel, with the able assistance of Ms. Nancy Grace, a recent law school graduate and a newly admitted attorney, prepared an excellent brief in…