Crane v. State

Marshall, Justice.

The direct appeal of the appellant, Paul Crane, from his 1956 conviction of murder and life sentence, was dismissed on the ground that he was a fugitive from justice. Crane v. State, 213 Ga. 386 (98 SE2d 903) (1957). His appeal from the denial of his first petition for the writ of habeas corpus was dismissed for lack of jurisdiction, “[i]t appearing from the record that there was no service of the [enumeration of errors] upon the [appellee] or his attorney, either personal or by acknowledgment...” Crane v. Balkcom, 217 Ga. 288 (122 SE2d 82) (1961). The denial of his second…