State v. Houston

312 Ga. 853

FINAL COPY S21A0957. THE STATE v. HOUSTON. PETERSON, Justice. The State is appealing a grant of habeas relief to Aaron Saunders Houston, who pleaded guilty to three misdemeanor DUI counts. The habeas court vacated the convictions entered on those pleas on the basis that the pleas were tendered without the assistance of counsel and without Houston being advised of his right to counsel, and that Houston did not knowingly and voluntarily waive his right to counsel. The State argues that the habeas court erred because Houston did not produce sufficient evidence that his waiver of…