Introducing ATLASLearn more
Legal Opinion

Giles v. Ford

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 26, 1988No. 45424PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Clarke, Presiding Justice.

Giles, a prisoner in the state system, attempted to file a pro se in forma pauperis petition for habeas corpus in Muscogee County Superior Court. The court disallowed the filing based on OCGA § 9-15-2 (d). That section permits a trial court to deny the filing of a pro se in forma pauperis complaint after determining that on its face the pleading completely lacks justiciable law or fact. Giles maintains that this statute does not apply to habeas petitions, because OCGA § 9-14-41 et seq “. . . provides the exclusive procedure for seeking a writ of habeas corpus for…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Johnson v. CaldwellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1972
  2. Mitchell v. ForresterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Fullwood v. SivleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  2. Howard v. SharpeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  3. Hicks v. ScottSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  4. In Re Lawsuits of CarterCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  5. Nelson v. ZantSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991

10 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

View API DocsGet API Key

Powered by the Exa API