Legal Opinion
O'DONNELL v. Durham
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 12, 2002No. S02A0827PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Carley, Justice.
Maisha Durham pled guilty to the voluntary manslaughter of her husband. In 2001, she petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus, asserting that her plea was not voluntary and that she was denied effective assistance of counsel. At the hearing, Ms. Durham presented evidence supporting her contentions. However, Warden O’Donnell moved for a continuance due to the absence of both attorneys who represented Ms. Durham in the criminal action. The Warden subpoenaed the two lawyers, but they did not appear due to a scheduling conflict. The habeas court granted the continuance, set a date…
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