Nix v. State

Grice, Chief Justice.

Kirksey M. Nix, Jr., filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in the Superior Court of Fulton County, seeking to vacate his guilty plea to a felony charge, entered on March 14,1969, and the sentence of two years imposed thereon. He alleged that he was discharged from this sentence in August, 1970. The trial judge denied the writ of habeas corpus, and thereafter denied his motions to reconsider and to amend the petition. The appeal is from these orders.

The appellant’s petition for habeas corpus alleged: His plea of guilty was made with the understanding on his part that…